2016 Witney by-election 2016 Witney by-election The Witney by-election was a UK parliamentary by-election held on 20 October 2016 in the constituency of Witney in Oxfordshire. It took place on the same day as the Batley and Spen by-election. They were 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. The election was won by Conservative Robert Courts with a reduced majority, and the Liberal Democrats came in second with an increase in vote share of 23.4 percentage points. David Cameron had
Family of David Cameron Arthur Levita and niece of Sir Cecil Levita , chairman of London County Council in 1928. Through Lord Manton's family, Cameron is also a kinsman of the 3rd Baron Hesketh , Conservative Lords Chief Whip 1991–93. Cameron's maternal grandfather was Sir William Mount , a British Army officer and the High Sheriff of Berkshire, and Cameron's maternal great-grandfather was Sir William Mount , Conservative MP for Newbury 1910–1922. Lady Ida Feilding, Cameron's great-great grandmother, was third daughter of William Feilding, Earl of Denbigh and Desmond , a courtier and Gentleman of the Bedchamber. David Cameron is 9th great-grandson of Sir