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Updates on Friday 24 February 2017
BBC Radio Stoke
The chairman of UKIP Paul Oakden told BBC Radio Stoke despite the result, he was looking at the positives.
Quote MessageObviously disappointed that we're not going to have an elected representative by way of an MP here in Stoke-on-Trent Central, but we're optimistic for the future, we've improved on our result from 2015. We've built a solid foundation.
Paul Oakden, UKIP chairman
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was following the by-election avidly, taking to social media at 02:31 GMT to congratulate Gareth Snell on winning in Stoke-on-Trent Central.
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Meanwhile Tristram Hunt also shared his congratulations for the man taking over from him, saying representing the Potteries was a "profound privilege".
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Gareth Snell said he was "honoured and humbled" to have been elected.
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Alex Forsyth
Political correspondent
This was the sight that greeted me this morning outside the UKIP office in Stoke-on-Trent.
Labour has held Stoke Central after beating back a strong challenge from UKIP with a senior party , external MP calling for "humility" in victory.
Image source, Express and StarLabour's Gareth Snell has been elected as the new MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central, external .
Emma Thomas
Political reporter, BBC Radio Stoke
There was a moment the candidates all found out before us - and it was quite obvious.
I was watching the facial expressions as the officer was reading the numbers and Paul Nuttall's face had a smile that slowly disappeared.
Image source, Getty ImagesYou could see a look of realisation on Gareth Snell's face of, 'oh, I'm going to be a member of Parliament'.
A question a lot of people were asking yesterday was how much Storm Doris would affect the turnout.
Not much more than a third of people eligible to vote in the Stoke Central seat did so, with the turnout standing at 36.7%.
In Copeland, which also suffered the wrath of Storm Doris, 51.27% of voters cast their ballots.
Image source, Getty ImagesTaking a look at other recent by-elections, the turnout for Richmond Park in December 2016 was 53.6%.
In October 2016, Witney was contested after David Cameron stood down as an MP . The turnout there was 46.8%.
On the same October day there was a by-election in Batley and Spen, following the death of Jo Cox .
That saw a turnout of just over 25%. However, the main parties opted not to stand against Labour in that contest.
Voters in Stoke-on-Trent Central have elected a fifth consecutive Labour MP.
Gareth Snell won the by-election for the seat vacated by Tristram Hunt.
Image source, Getty Images
Chris Mason
Political Correspondent
UKIP got 24.7% of the vote, slightly higher than their 2015 vote share .
Speaking to journalists after the result, UKIP leader Paul Nuttall said his party's "time would come".
Image source, Getty Images"There's a lot more to come from us," he said.
"We are not going anywhere, I'm not going anywhere."
Emma Thomas
Political reporter, BBC Radio Stoke
Of all the things I was expecting from last night's by-election count, meeting a music icon was not one of them.
Professor Green wouldn't give me many details on why he he was in the Potteries, but did say he's in town making a documentary.
Emma Thomas
Political reporter, BBC Radio Stoke
"The politics of hope has been chosen over the politics of fear", were the words Gareth Snell declared as he began his victory speech.
The Newcastle-under-Lyme councillor won the seat for Labour with a majority of 2,500, taking 7,853 votes.
UKIP's Paul Nuttall came second with fewer than 100 votes more than Conservative Jack Brereton.
Labour's Gareth Snell wins Stoke Central, with UKIP's Paul Nuttall second.
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Monica Rimmer
Journalist, BBC Online
Good morning from the BBC Radio Stoke office where I'll be bringing you all the reaction from the Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election.
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Labour's Gareth Snell wins the seat which was held by Tristram Hunt, with UKIP's Paul Nuttall coming second.
The returning officer reads the result of the Stoke Central by-election won by Labour.
Read MoreThe returning officer reads the result of the Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election won by Labour's Gareth Snell, with UKIP's Paul Nuttall coming second in the seat vacated by Tristram Hunt.
We'll be back with full coverage of the result of the Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election from 06:00, plus our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather.
Keep an eye out here for more updates this evening and into the morning.
Jack Dowling
Journalist, BBC Radio Stoke
Potteries firm Potclays had a scare today, after three trees outside its factory in Etruria were blown down.
Two fell next to each other, and a third followed shortly afterward.
Lee Thomas
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke
The owner of a warehouse in Stone says it is looking for ways to keep hundreds of staff in work.
Sainsburys is planning to move operations away from a frozen food depot on Opal Way to a new site in Northampton by early 2019.
Image source, GoogleThe supermarket says 275 workers are affected by the move - XPO Logistics says its goal is to find a new use for the Stone site.
