Campaigning in the Haltemprice and Howden by-election, triggered by the resignation of Tory David Davis, has entered its final day.

The former shadow home secretary resigned from the House of Commons over Government plans to hold terror suspects for up to 42 days without charge, saying it eroded civil liberties.

Later, Mr Davis will later host a debate on ancient British liberties and will be joined by Labour MP Bob Marshall-Andrews QC, Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti and 7/7 survivor Rachel North in the debate in East Yorkshire.

The Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats are not taking part but Mr Davis will face 25 other candidates in Thursday's by-election.

They include the well-known conspiracy theorist David Icke, Official Monster Raving Loony Party candidate Mad Cow-Girl, Miss Great Britain Gemma Garrett and rape law campaigner Jill Saward.

Among the other parties on the ballot paper is the Church of Militant Elvis Party and a representative of Make Politicians History.

The other candidates in the election are:

Grace Christine Astley (Ind)

David Laurence Bishop (Church of the Militant Elvis Party)

Ronnie Carroll (Make Politicians History)

Mad Cow-Girl (The Official Monster Raving Loony Party)

David Craig (Ind)

Herbert Winford Crossman (Ind)

Tess Culnane (National Front Britain for the British)

Thomas Faithful Darwood (Ind)

David Michael Davis (The Conservative Party Candidate)

Tony Farnon (Ind)

Eamonn Fitzy Fitzpatrick (Ind)

Christopher Mark Foren (Ind)

Gemma Dawn Garrett (Miss Great Britain Party)

George Hargreaves (Christian Party)

Hamish Howitt (Freedom 4 Choice)

David Icke (no description given)

John Nicholson (Ind)

Shan Oakes (Green Party)

David Pinder (The New Party)

Joanne Robinson (English Democrats - Putting England First)

Jill Saward (Ind)

Norman Scarth (Ind)

Walter Edward Sweeney (Ind)

Christopher John Talbot (Socialist Equality Party)

John Randle Upex (Ind)

Greg Wood (Ind).

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