2016 Witney by-election
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The 2016 Witney by-election was a by-election for the UK Parliament constituency of Witney. It happened on the 20 October 2016. This was the same day as the Batley and Spen by-election.[1]
The by-election happened after because current Conservative MP, David Cameron, decided he didn't want to be MP anymore. This was after Cameron also decided he didn't want to be Prime Minister anymore.[2] Conservative Robert Courts won. Courts won with 5,702 votes more than the Liberal Democrats, who came in second.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Batley by-election to be on 20 October". BBC News. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ↑ "David Cameron resigns as an MP – ITV News". itv.com. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
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