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David Warburton

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Gender Male
Age 58
Date of birth October 28,1965
Zodiac sign Scorpio
Born Burnham
Lincolnshire
United Kingdom
Party Conservative Party
Office Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Job Teacher
Businessperson
Composer
Education Reading School
King's College London
BooksThe Handbook of Religions in Ancient Europe
Macroeconomics from the Beginning: The General Theory, Ancient Markets, and the Rate of Interest
Egypt and the Near East: Politics in the Bronze Age
Architecture, Power, and Religion: Hatshepsut, Amun & Karnak in Context
The Fundamentals of Economics: Lessons from the Bronze Age Near East
State and Economy in Ancient Egypt: Fiscal Vocabulary of the New Kingdom
Archaeological Stratigraphy: A Near Eastern Approach
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David John Warburton FRSA is a British Conservative Party politician who was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Somerton and Frome at the 2015 general election. He is a former composer and was the founder, chief executive and chairman of Pitch Entertainment Group.

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... " The by-election was triggered after David Warburton resigned as an MP...

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... The by-election was triggered by the resignation of former Tory MP David Warburton, following allegations of drug-taking and sexual misconduct...

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...By Ruth Bradley & Clara BullockPolitical reporter, BBC SomersetFormer Somerton and Frome MP David Warburton says allegations of sexual misconduct against him have been withdrawn...

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By-election results: Tories suffer huge defeat in Somerton but hold Uxbridge

May 1,2022 3:50 am

The Conservatives have suffered a heavy defeat in the Somerton and Frome by-election but narrowly held on to Boris Johnson 's old Uxbridge seat.

The Lib Dems overturned a majority of More Than 19,000, with a 29% swing to secure victory in the Somerset seat.

But the Tories managed to fend off a challenge from Labour in Uxbridge and South Ruislip , winning by 495 votes.

They still face a battle to hold Selby and Ainsty, with results due later.

In Somerton and Frome, Lib Dem Sarah Dyke, a Somerset councillor with a farming background, won 21,187 votes, while Conservative councillor Faye Purbrick trailed in second with 10,179 votes.

In her victory speech Ms Dyke thanked " lifelong Conservative voters" who had voted Lib Dem for the First Time , as well as Labour and Green supporters who had " lent" their votes.

She Said The Public had been " let down and taken for granted for far too long" by the Conservatives, with the government " too busy being a circus of chaos".

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of former Tory MP David Warburton , following allegations of drug-taking and sexual misconduct.

Mr Warburton, who had held Somerton and Frome since 2015, resigned as an MP last month, admitting he had taken cocaine but.

Ms Dyke accused Mr Warburton, who was suspended from The Conservative parliamentary party last April, of being an " absent" MP and said people had been " left without a voice in Parliament for far too long".

South-west England was a former stronghold for the Lib Dems until their near wipe-out in 2015 after They Went into coalition with the Tories.

However, Last Year they overturned a majority of More Than 24,000 in the Tiverton and Honiton by-election to win the Devon seat, and they also took control of Somerset Council from the Tories.

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said the " stunning victory shows the Liberal Democrats are firmly back in The West Country" and that the country are " Fed Up with Rishi Sunak 's out-of-touch Conservative government".

Meanwhile, Labour had hoped to take The West London seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip , which had a majority of 7,210.

But Steve Tuckwell clinched victory in a closely fought contest which saw Conservative and Labour votes recounted.

Despite a 6. 7% swing to Labour, the Tories managed to capitalise on local anger over The The planned expansion of the Ulez Ultra Low Emissions Zone to outer London Under Labour mayor Sadiq Khan .

Mr Tuckwell, who opposed the expansion, made the issue central to his campaign, with activists saying it was raised frequently by voters on The The doorstep.

Labour's Danny Beales, who came second with 13,470 votes compared to Mr Tuckwell's 13,965, had argued it was not The Right time to expand The Charge amid a cost-of-living crisis.

However, the Tories highlighted how the expansion was the policy of a Labour mayor.

In his victory speech, new MP Mr Tuckwell said Mr Khan's " damaging and costly Ulez policy" cost Labour the seat.

Labour's failure to win Uxbridge meant Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was spared the prospect of being The First Prime Minister for 55 years to lose three by-elections in One Night .

The by-election was triggered by, after the former Prime Minister claimed he was " forced out" by an inquiry which found he misled Parliament over lockdown parties at Downing Street.

Labour will be hoping for a Major Victory in Selby and Ainsty in North Yorkshire .

The Party faces a significant battle to win the seat, which has a majority of 20,137. Overturning this would be Labour's biggest ever by-election swing.

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