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| Oldham West and Royton by-election: Voting closes | Oldham West and Royton by-election: Voting closes |
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| Polls have closed in the by-election to elect a new MP for Oldham West and Royton. | Polls have closed in the by-election to elect a new MP for Oldham West and Royton. |
| The poll, triggered by the death of long-serving Labour MP Michael Meacher, is the first major electoral test for party leader Jeremy Corbyn. | The poll, triggered by the death of long-serving Labour MP Michael Meacher, is the first major electoral test for party leader Jeremy Corbyn. |
| Labour is defending a 14,738 majority from May's general election. | Labour is defending a 14,738 majority from May's general election. |
| But it faces a threat from UKIP in what is the first by-election of the current Parliament, with results expected early on Friday morning. | But it faces a threat from UKIP in what is the first by-election of the current Parliament, with results expected early on Friday morning. |
| The turnout was 40.26%. | |
| Full list of declared candidates: | Full list of declared candidates: |
| Conservative: James Daly | Conservative: James Daly |
| Green Party: Simeon Hart | Green Party: Simeon Hart |
| Labour: Jim McMahon | Labour: Jim McMahon |
| Liberal Democrat: Jane Brophy | Liberal Democrat: Jane Brophy |
| Monster Raving Loony: Sir Oink A-Lot | Monster Raving Loony: Sir Oink A-Lot |
| UKIP: John Bickley | UKIP: John Bickley |
| General Election 2015 result | General Election 2015 result |