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Revision as of 03:32, 21 October 2016

Witney
by-election, 2016
← 2015 20 October 2016 2020 →
 
Candidate Robert Courts Duncan Enright Dickie Bird
Party Conservative Labour UKIP
  Larry Sanders
Candidate Liz Leffman Larry Sanders
Party Liberal Democrats Green
Location of Witney within Oxfordshire
MP before election

David Cameron
Conservative

Elected MP

TBD

The Witney by-election is a UK parliamentary by-election to be held on 20 October 2016 in the constituency of Witney in Oxfordshire. It is scheduled to coincide with the Batley and Spen by-election.[1] They are the fifth and sixth by-elections of the 56th UK Parliament.

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting Member of Parliament (MP) David Cameron on 12 September 2016.[2][3]

Background

Cameron had been the Conservative Party MP for the seat since the 2001 general election, becoming leader of the Conservative Party in 2005 and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2010. Following the Leave result in the referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union that Cameron had campaigned against, he resigned as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, being replaced by Theresa May. In September 2016 he announced his resignation as an MP saying he did not want to be a distraction to May's premiership.[4]

Candidates

The Conservatives picked Robert Courts, a barrister and West Oxfordshire District Councillor since 2014, from a shortlist of three candidates.[5] Though Witney voted in favour of remain in the EU referendum on 23 June 2016,[6] Courts is a "Brexiter".[7]

The Labour Party selected Duncan Enright as their candidate. He serves as a West Oxfordshire District Councillor and stood in Witney at the 2015 general election, finishing second behind Cameron.[8]

The Liberal Democrats selected Liz Leffman, a West Oxfordshire District Councillor (for Charlbury and Finstock) and local businesswoman, as the party's candidate.[9] She stood in Witney in 2005, finishing second to Cameron.

The UK Independence Party named Kenrick "Dickie" Bird.[10] He served in the army in Oxfordshire's local Regiment, The Royal Green Jackets, before becoming Head Porter at Oriel College, Oxford,[11] and stood in Banbury in 2015, coming third.[12]

The Green Party named Larry Sanders, a former Oxfordshire County Councillor and brother of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. He came fifth in the 2015 general election in the neighbouring constituency of Oxford West and Abingdon.[13]

The National Health Action Party (NHA) selected Dr Helen Salisbury, an Oxford GP and lecturer at Oxford University Medical School.[14] Salisbury was their candidate in Oxford West & Abingdon at the 2015 general election.[15]

Winston McKenzie, a former professional boxer and a perennial candidate, has been named as the candidate of the English Democrats.[16] He came third in Croydon North at the previous general election.

Independent candidate Adam Knight endorsed the Liberal Democrat candidate, Leffman, during the campaign.[17]

By-election 2016: Witney[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Courts 17,313 45.0 −15.2
Liberal Democrats Liz Leffman 11,611 30.2 +23.4
Labour Duncan Enright 5,765 15.0 −2.2
Green Larry Sanders 1,363 3.5 −1.6
UKIP Dickie Bird 1,354 3.5 −5.7
NHA Helen Salisbury 433 1.1 0.0
Independent Daniel Skidmore 151 0.4 N/A
Monster Raving Loony Mad Hatter 129 0.3 N/A
Independent Nicholas Ward 93 0.2 N/A
Bus-Pass Elvis David Bishop 61 0.2 N/A
Eccentric Party Lord Toby Jug 59 0.2 N/A
English Democrat Winston McKenzie 52 0.1 N/A
One Love Party Emilia Arno 44 0.1 N/A
Independent Adam Knight 27 0.1 N/A
Majority 5,702 14.8 −28.2
Turnout 38,455 46.8 −26.5
Conservative hold Swing -6.5

2015 election results

General Election 2015: Witney[19][20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Cameron 35,201 60.2 +1.4
Labour Duncan Enright 10,046 17.2 +4.2
UKIP Simon Strutt 5,352 9.2 +5.7
Liberal Democrats Andy Graham 3,953 6.8 −12.7
Green Stuart Sutherland MacDonald 2,970 5.1 +0.9
NHA Clive Peedell 616 1.1 N/A
Wessex Regionalist Colin Roland Bex 110 0.2 +0.1
Independent Christopher Tompson 94 0.2 N/A
Reduce VAT in Sport Vivien Inez Saunders 56 0.1 N/A
Give Me Back Elmo Bobby Smith 37 0.1 N/A
Land Party Deek Jackson 35 0.1 N/A
Independent Nathan Paul Handley 12 0.02 N/A
Majority 25,155 43.0 +3.6
Turnout 58,482 73.3 +0.00
Conservative hold Swing -1.4

2016 EU referendum result

The constituency is co-terminous with the district of West Oxfordshire which, in the EU referendum on 23 June 2016, voted in favour of remain.[22]

Result in West Oxfordshire

Turnout Remain votes Leave votes Remain % Leave %
West Oxfordshire 79.72% 35,236 30,435 53.6% 46.4%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Batley by-election to be on 20 October". BBC News. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. ^ "David Cameron resigns as an MP – ITV News". itv.com. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  3. ^ "House of Commons Votes and Proceedings Monday 12th September 2016". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  4. ^ "David Cameron quits as Conservative MP for Witney". BBC News. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  5. ^ Hughes, Laura (22 September 2016). "New Conservative candidate for David Cameron's Witney seat revealed as barrister Robert Courts". Telegraph. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Referendum on the United Kingdom's Membership of the European Union" (PDF). West Oxfordshire DC. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  7. ^ Elgot, Jessica (11 October 2016). "Witney byelection: hard Brexit may be key issue in Cameron's former constituency". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Duncan Enright selected as Labour's candidate for Witney". Labour South East. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Liz Leffman selected for the Lib Dems in Witney". Mark Pack. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  10. ^ "UKIP announce Witney candidate – Oxfordshire Live: Monday 26 September". BBC News. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  11. ^ "Head porter at one of Oxford University's oldest colleges quits to run as Ukip MP candidate". Telegraph. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Banbury constituency 2015 results". Cherwell DC. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  13. ^ "Tories select barrister for Cameron's Witney seat". BBC News. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  14. ^ http://nhap.org/helen-salisbury/
  15. ^ "Meet the GPs heading for parliament after general election". GPOnline.com. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  16. ^ "Seat left vacant by former PM David Cameron will be contested by Winston McKenzie". The Oxford Times. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  17. ^ http://www.libdemvoice.org/rival-candidate-endorses-liz-leffman-for-witney-52096.html
  18. ^ West Oxfordshire District Council, "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll"
  19. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  20. ^ http://www.westoxon.gov.uk/media/1045231/statements-of-persons-nominated-and-notice-of-poll-for-parliamentary-election-7-may-2015.pdf
  21. ^ "Witney parliamentary constituency – Election 2015 – BBC News". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  22. ^ "Referendum on the United Kingdom's Membership of the European Union" (PDF). West Oxfordshire DC. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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