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Fourteen standing in Witney by-election | |
(about 20 hours later) | |
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. |
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. | |
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 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%. |
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