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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Adams Nigel Adams] had previously rebuffed the idea he would stand down as an MP early. He had been expected to receive a peerage as part of [[Boris Johnson]]'s resignation honours, but had been removed from the final list by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Lords_Appointments_Commission House of Lords Appointments Commission (HOLAC),] which was published the previous day.<ref>https://twitter.com/Steven_Swinford/status/1667516002861547523</ref>
 
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Adams Nigel Adams] had previously rebuffed the idea he would stand down as an MP early. He had been expected to receive a peerage as part of [[Boris Johnson]]'s resignation honours, but had been removed from the final list by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Lords_Appointments_Commission House of Lords Appointments Commission (HOLAC),] which was published the previous day.<ref>https://twitter.com/Steven_Swinford/status/1667516002861547523</ref>
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==Candidates==
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According to the [[BBC]], thirteen candidates are standing in the 2023 Selby and Ainsty by-election.<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-65963453 "Selby and Ainsty by-election candidates confirmed"]''</ref>
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===Independents===
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The following are standing as Independents:
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* Andrew Gray
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* Nick Palmer
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* Taylor Wilson-Kerr
  
 
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Revision as of 22:37, 6 July 2023

Event.png 2023 Selby and Ainsty by-election  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Date20 July 2023

The 2023 Selby and Ainsty by-election will take place on 20 July 2023, following the announcement on 10 June 2023 that the incumbent Conservative MP, Nigel Adams, was standing down from Parliament with immediate effect.[1] Adams had previously announced he intended to stand down as an MP at the next general election, with the Party having selected a candidate to succeed him the previous day.[2] Adams formally confirmed his resignation on 12 June 2023.

An ally of the former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the news of Adams' resignation came a day after Johnson resigned as an MP, triggering the 2023 Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election.

Nigel Adams had previously rebuffed the idea he would stand down as an MP early. He had been expected to receive a peerage as part of Boris Johnson's resignation honours, but had been removed from the final list by the House of Lords Appointments Commission (HOLAC), which was published the previous day.[3]

Candidates

According to the BBC, thirteen candidates are standing in the 2023 Selby and Ainsty by-election.[4]

Independents

The following are standing as Independents:

  • Andrew Gray
  • Nick Palmer
  • Taylor Wilson-Kerr


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References

  1. ↑ "I’ve today informed the chief whip that I will be standing down as a Member of Parliament with immediate effect"
  2. ↑ "Tory Michael Naughton bids to succeed Nigel Adams as Selby MP"
  3. ↑ https://twitter.com/Steven_Swinford/status/1667516002861547523
  4. ↑ "Selby and Ainsty by-election candidates confirmed"
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