Polls will open as we speak at 7am for 3 by-elections throughout the nation, as voters determine who they wish to symbolize them in parliament.

The seats of Uxbridge and South Ruislip in west London, Selby and Ainsty in North Yorkshire, and Somerton and Frome in Somerset, will all be up for grabs, with polls closing at 10pm tonight.

The outcomes are anticipated within the early hours of Friday morning, and Sky News will deliver you the news, evaluation and response on a particular programme from midnight, in addition to on-line within the Politics Hub.

The three seats have been left empty by outgoing Conservative MPs - former prime minister Boris Johnson and Nigel Adams - and former Tory David Warburton, final month.

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Mr Johnson had a majority of seven,210 when Uxbridge and South Ruislip was final contested on the common election in 2019, with Labour coming in second place.

Selby and Ainsty noticed Mr Adams elected in the identical 12 months with a majority of over 20,000, once more with Labour because the runner-up.

And Mr Warbuton's seat of Somerton and Frome noticed him get a 19,213 majority in 2019, although it was the Liberal Democrats who got here the closest to him.

Watch a particular programme on the by-election outcomes from midnight on Sky News

The governing social gathering can be searching for to carry onto the constituencies, whereas opposition events can be hoping to swing the votes of their favour.

Here are the total lists of candidates searching for to switch them:

Anyone who's over 18 and registered to vote within the constituencies can forged a poll and whereas polling ends at 10pm, you'll nonetheless be entitled to have your say if you're within the queue earlier than then.