When will the Batley and Spen by-election result be announced?
Get the latest Yorkshire breaking news and updates delivered straight to your inbox - sign up for free email updates Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice  Voters have been heading to the polls throughout Thursday to cast their votes in a fiercely contested by-election which could have huge ramifications on the politcal landscape of the country. A total of 16 candidates are battling out to win the seat for their party in the Batley and Spen by-election. Kim Leadbeater - sister of the late Jo Cox, who was murdered while she was an MP in the same constituency - is hoping to retain the seat for the Labour party after the resignation of Tracy Brabin. Ms Brabin was forced to quit after she became the new West Yorkshire Mayor after it was determined she could not hold both positions simultaneously. The polls are set to close at 10pm and with no exit poll the candidates will face a long wait to find out if they have done enough to win over voters. Batley and Spen by-election results as they come in  It is thought that some of the results could start to roll in early on Friday morning. However, the actual time the winner is declared is set to be much later that same morning, with a result expected later on the morning of Friday, July 2.