By-elections Triggered to Replace Boris Johnson and Ally Nigel Adams

A member of the public goes to vote in the Chester by-election at the Festival Church polling station in Chester, England, on Dec. 1, 2022. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

The government has triggered two by-elections to replace former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his ally Nigel Adams, both of whom resigned as MPs last week.

On Wednesday, Conservative Chief Whip Simon Hart moved a motion known as a “writ” for by-elections in Johnson’s Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency and Adams’s Selby and Ainsty seat.