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Eight candidates will contest a by-election in Middlesbrough following the death of Labour MP Sir Stuart Bell
UKIP's Richard Elvin, the BNP's Peter Foreman, Independent Mark Heslehurst and Conservative Ben Houchen are all standing.
They are joined by Imdad Hussain for the Peace Party, John Malcolm of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, Labour's Andy McDonald and Lib Dem George Selmer.
The vote takes place on 29 November.
Food bank visits 'rise by 470%'
Visits to food banks around the North East and Cumbria have soared in the last year, with one charity recording a 470% increase.
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