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,
Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency) due to treating, on 12 May 1840, causing a by-election. Clive resigned to contest the 1854 by-election in South Shropshire, causing a by-election. Herbert resigned by accepting the office of Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds, causing a by-election. Botfield's death caused a by-election. Ludlow (UK Parliament constituency) Ludlow is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Philip Dunne, a Conservative. From its 1473 creation until 1885, Ludlow was a parliamentary borough. It was represented by two burgesses until 1868, when it was reduced to one member. The parliamentary borough was abolished in