Richmond Park by-election: Voters going to the polls
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Voters are going to the polls to elect a new MP for the constituency of Richmond Park.
A by-election was triggered in the south-west London seat by the decision of former Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith to resign and seek re-election as an independent candidate.
Polling stations opened at 07:00 GMT and close at 22:00 GMT.
The Conservatives had a majority of 23,015 at the 2015 general election, with the Lib Dems in second place.
Here, are all the candidates, in alphabetical order of surname:
- Zac Goldsmith, Independent
- Howling Laud Hope, The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
- Maharaja Jammu and Kashmir, One Love Party
- Sarah Olney, Liberal Democrats
- David Powell
- Dominic Francis Stockford, Christian Peoples Alliance
- Fiona Natasha Syms, Independent
- Christian Wolmar, Labour Party