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,
Nottingham (UK Parliament constituency) by-election. Wright's resignation caused a by-election. Wright's death caused a by-election. Nottingham (UK Parliament constituency) Nottingham was a parliamentary borough in Nottinghamshire, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1295. In 1885 the constituency was abolished and the city of Nottingham divided into three single-member constituencies. Nottingham sent two representatives to Parliament from 1283 onwards. The constituency was abolished in 1885 and replaced by Nottingham East, Nottingham South and Nottingham West. Notes Ferguson's death caused a by-election. Walter and Charlton retired half an hour after the poll opened. Larpent resigned by accepting the office