Kelvin MacKenzie of Commons in order to fight a by-election as a protest against the Labour government's plans for 42-day detention without charge for terrorist suspects, MacKenzie announced that he was likely to contest the election on a pro-42-day detention platform, stating: "I have been associated with "The Sun" for 30 years. "The Sun" is very, very hostile to David Davis because of his 28 day stance and "The Sun" has always been very up for 42 days and perhaps even 420 days". Off-camera, before a BBC interview, MacKenzie referred to Hull, which the Haltemprice and Howden constituency borders, as "an absolute
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