December date for Owen Paterson replacement by-election

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The by-election caused by the resignation of Tory MP Owen Paterson will take place on 16 December.

The contest for the North Shropshire seat follows findings that Mr Paterson, a former cabinet minister, broke Parliamentary rules on lobbying.

He had held the constituency, which has long been a Conservative stronghold, since 1997.

Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party are among those who will put up candidates in the by-election.

Labour came second in North Shropshire at the last election, in 2019, with the Liberal Democrats third. Mr Paterson took 62.7% of the vote.

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