Civil liberties of the United Kingdom. In addition, the United Kingdom is a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights which covers both human rights and civil liberties. The Human Rights Act 1998 incorporates the great majority of Convention rights directly into UK law. In June 2008 the then Shadow Home Secretary David Davis resigned his parliamentary seat over what he described as the "erosion of civil liberties" by the then Labour government, and was re-elected on a civil liberties platform (although he was not opposed by candidates of other major parties). This was in reference to anti-terrorism laws and in
Bridgnorth (UK Parliament constituency) Abbotts, Eardingdon, Oldbury, Romsley and Tasley. This was smaller than the municipal borough, which only contained the first four. Pigot's election was declared void on petition due to bribery, causing a by-election. Whitmore was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election. On 22 March 1866, after scrutiny, Dalberg-Acton was unseated and Whitmore was duly elected in his place. Whitmore was then appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, requiring a by-election. The seat was reduced to one member for the 1868 election. Whitmore resigned, causing a by-election. Bridgnorth (UK Parliament constituency) Bridgnorth was a parliamentary borough in