{"id":1593,"date":"2024-02-15T09:44:53","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T09:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/kingswood-and-wellingborough-by-elections-voters-go-to-the-polls\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T09:44:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T09:44:53","slug":"kingswood-and-wellingborough-by-elections-voters-go-to-the-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/kingswood-and-wellingborough-by-elections-voters-go-to-the-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingswood and Wellingborough by-elections: Voters go to the polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kingswood and Wellingborough by-elections: Voters go to the polls<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1y79c70-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-4qvfmb-StyledFigure e34k3c23\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-11kpz0x-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source 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class=\"ssrcss-evoj7m-Image edrdn950\"><\/picture><\/span><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-tvuve5-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\">PA Media<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Voters are going to the polls to elect new MPs in Kingswood and Wellingborough.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The by-elections will decide who will replace former Conservative MPs Chris Skidmore and Peter Bone, with both seats won by the Tories at the last general election in 2019. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Polling stations opened at 07:00 GMT and close at 22:00, with results expected from early on Friday morning. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Constituents will need photo ID to vote. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Northamptonshire seat of Wellingborough had a Tory majority of more than 18,000 at the last election, while in Kingswood, which is near Bristol, the party&#8217;s majority was more than 11,000. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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