Six parliamentary candidates will be competing for votes when the polls for the South West Norfolk constituency open on May 6.

Six parliamentary candidates will be competing for votes when the polls for the South West Norfolk constituency open on May 6.

The deadline for general election nominations passed at 4pm yesterday.

The candidates are (in alphabetical order), Lori Allen (Green), Stephen Gordon (Lib Dem), Kay Hipsey (UKIP), Dennis Pearce (BNP), Peter Smith (Lab), Elizabeth Truss (Con).

The poll will take place between 7am and 10pm on Thursday, May 6. Counting will begin at the Kings Lynn Corn Exchange as soon as the polls close on the Thursday night.

The result is expected in the early hours of Friday, May 7.