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| Crewe voters going to the polls | |
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| Voters are going to the polls in the Crewe and Nantwich by-election. | |
| There are 10 candidates taking part in the contest, which follows the death of long-serving Labour MP Gwyneth Dunwoody last month. | There are 10 candidates taking part in the contest, which follows the death of long-serving Labour MP Gwyneth Dunwoody last month. |
| Some 71,963 people are registered to vote, with turnout expected to be above 60%. Thursday's weather forecast is for a mixture of sunshine and showers. | Some 71,963 people are registered to vote, with turnout expected to be above 60%. Thursday's weather forecast is for a mixture of sunshine and showers. |
| Polling stations opened at 0700 BST, and close at 2200 BST. The result is expected at about 0230 BST on Friday. | |
| RESULTS PROGRAMME | |
| There will be full coverage of the results in a special programme presented by Jon Sopel on the BBC's News Channel and BBC Two starting at ten to one on Friday morning | |
| Mrs Dunwoody had been the MP for Crewe and Nantwich since the seat was created in 1983. | Mrs Dunwoody had been the MP for Crewe and Nantwich since the seat was created in 1983. |
| Her majority at the last general election, in 2005, was 7,078. | Her majority at the last general election, in 2005, was 7,078. |
| A poll for the ComRes suggests turnout will be higher than the 60% achieved at the last election. Between 15 and 18 May the company interviewed 1,001 adults living in the constituency. | |
| The candidates for the Crewe and Nantwich by-election are: | The candidates for the Crewe and Nantwich by-election are: |
| The Flying Brick - The Official Monster Raving Loony Party | The Flying Brick - The Official Monster Raving Loony Party |
| Tamsin Dunwoody - Labour | Tamsin Dunwoody - Labour |
| Gemma Garrett - Independent | Gemma Garrett - Independent |
| Mike Nattrass - UK Independence Party | Mike Nattrass - UK Independence Party |
| David Roberts - English Democrats | David Roberts - English Democrats |
| Elizabeth Shenton - Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Shenton - Liberal Democrats |
| Robert Smith - Green Party | Robert Smith - Green Party |
| Paul Thorogood - Cut Tax on Petrol and Diesel | Paul Thorogood - Cut Tax on Petrol and Diesel |
| Edward Timpson - Conservatives | Edward Timpson - Conservatives |
| Mark Walklate - Independent | Mark Walklate - Independent |
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