By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982
UPDATE: FULL RESULTS
Conservatives: 13,591
Labour: 6,243
Lib Dems: 4,803
UKIP: 4,068
Greens: 3,350
Turnout: 45.88%
16.5% swing from Labour to Conservative
REACTION:
An unnamed cabinet minister says Labour is “determined to throw its life away.”
The Guardian says this is a humiliating defeat for Brown.
Read my own initial reaction here.
Paul Richards says Labour is shooting itself in the foot.
Don Paskini calls it an “awful” result for Labour.
Iain Dale says this is a momentous win for the Tories.
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It’s not looking good for Labour in the Norwich North by-election, the results of which will be announced at lunchtime today. People are already gathering at the count (picture: @mirandasky), and it may be a long painful wait, with Ladbrokes predicting a significant swing to the Tories and a majority of way over 2,000.
I’ll be away for bits of this morning, but will try to bring the results and further updates here when I can. Keep your eye on the comments below for immediate updates: