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Witney by-election: Nominations due to close Fourteen standing in Witney by-election
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Nominations close later in the Witney by-election triggered by the resignation from Parliament of ex-Prime Minister David Cameron. There are 14 candidates standing in the Witney by-election triggered by the resignation from Parliament of ex-Prime Minister David Cameron.
The election in the Oxfordshire constituency takes place on 20 October.The election in the Oxfordshire constituency takes place on 20 October.
Barrister Robert Courts has been chosen as the Conservative candidate.Barrister Robert Courts has been chosen as the Conservative candidate.
Those already declared as standing are Labour's Duncan Enright, Liberal Democrat Liz Leffman, Larry Sanders for the Green Party and Winston McKenzie for the English Democrats. Labour's candidate is Duncan Enright, while the Liberal Democrat hopeful is Liz Leffman. Dickie Bird is standing for UKIP and Larry Sanders is standing for the Green Party.
Nominations are due to close at 16:00 BST. The full list of candidates in alphabetical order by surname is:
Mr Cameron, who had represented Witney since 2001, quit the Commons earlier this month, saying he did not want his presence in the Commons to be a distraction for new PM Theresa May.Mr Cameron, who had represented Witney since 2001, quit the Commons earlier this month, saying he did not want his presence in the Commons to be a distraction for new PM Theresa May.
He held the seat for the Conservatives in the 2015 general election with a 25,155 majority. He held the seat for the Conservatives in the 2015 general election with a 25,155 majority and 60.2% of votes. Labour came second with 17.2% of votes, ahead of UKIP's 9.2% and the Lib Dems' 6.8%. The Green Party got 5.1%.