During the course of a parliament there are frequently several by-elections. Where will they be?
Any constituency that holds a by-election to elect a new Member of Parliament will resolve YES on the day polling opens. All outstanding answers will resolve NO on the day parliament is dissolved for the next General Election.
Mid Norfolk added after George Freeman MP has referred himself to the standards commissioner over a "cash for questions" deal. He's just been kicked off the science, innovation and technology committee over it.
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich update: MP has plead not guilty, next visit to court is in a month.
Tory MP Patrick Spencer has been charged with sexual assault, so I’ve added Central Suffolk and North Ipswich to the list.
https://news.sky.com/story/tory-mp-patrick-spencer-charged-with-sexual-assaults-13367001
@traders Mike Amesbury has been sentenced to ten weeks in prison, meeting the criteria for a recall petition. Given that the threshold for the petition to succeed is ten thousand, and Reform were in second place with seven + thousand votes, it seems very likely this will be Starmer’s first by-election.