David Davis by-election campaign, 2008 David Davis by-election campaign, 2008 The David Davis by-election campaign of 2008 was a political campaign against the erosion of civil liberties in the United Kingdom, led by the former Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), David Davis, labelled by Davis as the David Davis For Freedom campaign. The campaign was initiated in June 2008, following Davis's surprise resignation as an MP and from his position as the Shadow Home Secretary, and was the platform he used in standing for re-election to his seat in the subsequent Haltemprice and Howden by-election. Davis subsequently won his seat back with 72% of the
2008 Glasgow East by-election a minor party of his own creation, having stood under the same title in the Haltemprice and Howden by-election. As a result of the United States diplomatic cables leak, the website WikiLeaks later disclosed that senior US diplomats perceived Gordon Brown to be "finished" following the result. Curran would subsequently defeat Mason and regain the seat for Labour in the 2010 general election with a majority of almost 12,000, only to be defeated herself by the SNP in 2015. The seat was created at the 2005 election. 2008 Glasgow East by-election The 2008 Glasgow East by-election was a by-election for