South Oxfordshire District Council chief executive David Buckle expects around 40,000 votes will be cast in the by-election, meaning candidates will have to hit 2,000 to keep their deposit.
About 5,000 postal votes have been returned to the district council - approximately 75 per cent - and 71 per cent of those polled by the Standard say they will head to the ballot box today.
Despite some fears of voter apathy, early indications suggest turnout might be higher than predicted.
We shall find out later.
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Henley on Thames, from the bridge.
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1 comment:
My humble punt is that this time the Official Monster Raving Loony candidate, Bananaman Owen, stands a good chance of retaining his deposit, especially if Henley voters want to deliver the most embarrassing defeat possible to Labour.
Coming fourth to the Loonies would be a crushing defeat for Gordon Brown and a note of surreal discernment on the part of the Henley Constituency.
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