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On 20 October 2016, a by-election was held in the UK parliamentary constituency of Witney. It took place on the same day as the Batley and Spen by-election.[1] They were the fifth and sixth by-elections of the 56th UK Parliament.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) David Cameron, the former prime minister, on 12 September 2016.[2][3] The election was won by the Conservative Robert Courts with a reduced vote share, and the Liberal Democrats came in second with an increase in vote share of 23.4 percentage points.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "House of Commons Votes and Proceedings Monday 12th September 2016". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 26 September 2016.