Hartlepool by-election candidates: Who is standing to replace Mike Hill?
Updated: 10:22, 6 May 2021
PEOPLE in Hartlepool are set to elect a new MP following the resignation of Mike Hill.
Residents of the coastal area will cast their votes today, Thursday, May 6 - the same day local elections are taking place up and down the country.
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Who is standing in the Hartlepool by-election?
He was suspended by the party in 2019 over claims he harassed a woman, and has since stepped down from the Commons.
Mr Hill denies the allegations, which will be heard at a tribunal in May 2021.
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As well as council elections in Hull, voters will also be deciding tomorrow who becomes the next Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner.