2008 Haltemprice and Howden by-election that if elected he would refuse to take the oath of allegiance to the Queen in order to take up his seat. He opted to declare neither a party affiliation nor "Independent", so appeared on the ballot paper with no party label. Icke told the VoteWise website he had "no politics", and David Davis had a "lot he doesn't yet see". Nick Clegg, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, announced that his party would not field a candidate in the by-election as the issue of civil liberties transcended party politics and the Liberal Democrats supported Davis's position on the issue,
Bridport (UK Parliament constituency) county division. Warburton resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election. Baillie-Cochrane resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds in order to seek re-election as a support of free trade. After scrutiny, Baillie-Cochrane's election was declared void and Romilly was declared elected on 28 April 1846. Martin withdrew his name early into polling. The seat was reduced to one member. Mitchell's death caused a by-election. Bridport (UK Parliament constituency) Bridport was a parliamentary borough in Dorset, England, which elected two Members of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons from