THE Conservatives today moved the writ for the Henley by-election, which takes place on June 26 to choose a successor to Boris Johnson, who was elected Mayor of London last month.
Graham Dines
THE Conservatives today moved the writ for the Henley by-election, which takes place on June 26 to choose a successor to Boris Johnson, who was elected Mayor of London last month.
It will be the first by-election since the Tories triumphed at Crewe and Nantwich last month and a major test for party leader David Cameron, MP for nearby Witney. The Liberal Democrats will be the main challengers is this ultra safe Tory seat.
2005 result: Johnson (Con) 24,894 (53.5%), Turner (Lib Dem) 12,101 (26.0%), Saeed (Lab) 6,862 (14.7%), Stevenson (Green) 1,518 (3.3%), Gray-Fisk (UKIP) 1,162 (2.5%).
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