Polling stations are due to open at 7am on Thursday, May 6, for the first Parliamentary by-election since the Tories’ nationwide win at the 2019 General Election. Here is the complete list of 16 candidates aiming to replace Labour’s Mike Hill, who resigned suddenly in March, as well as a flavour of their own messages to voters.
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Labour have retained the seat, which was renamed in 1974, since succeeding the Tories in 1964 and triumphed at the 2019 General Election with a 3,595 majority. The town's last Parliamentary by-election was held in 2004 after Peter Mandelson become a European Commissioner. Photo: Frank Reid
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