Ms Brabin won the seat for Labour in 2019 with a 3,525 majority over the Conservatives.

However now experts are pointing Batley and Spen to flip to Tory control in the latest blow to Labour in recent months.

In total, 16 candidates will contest the by-election on Thursday, although the poll is being seen as a straight two-way fight between Labour and the Conservatives.

Labour and Cooperative Party candidate Ms Leadbeater is facing off against Conservative pick Ryan Stephenson.

Former MP and veteran campaigner George Galloway is running for his Workers Party and the Lib Dems have selected Tom Gordon.

The Yorkshire Party, which came third in the recent West Yorkshire mayoral election, will be represented by local engineer Corey Robinson.

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