About David Warburton
David John Warburton (28 October 1965 – 26 August 2025) was a British Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Somerton and Frome from 2015 until 2023. On his election in the 2015 general election he represented the Conservative Party, but was suspended from the party in April 2022 pending the outcome of an Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS) investigation into allegations of harassment and class A drug use. On 17 June 2023, Warburton announced his resignation as an MP, triggering a by-election. On 16 July 2023 an investigation into the allegations against Warburton was closed as "materially flawed" with the comment "the complainant has withdrawn her complaint". Prior to entering politics, he was the founder, chief executive and chairman of Pitch Entertainment Group. Although MPs who were first elected in 2017 were banned from employing family members, the restriction was not retrospective – meaning that Warburton's employment of his wife was lawful. Liberal Democrat Sarah Dyke won Warburton's seat in the by-election triggered by his resignation, replacing a 19,213 Conservative majority with one of 11,008 for her party in July of that year. After leaving politics, Warburton became a director for the Capenex group of companies in 2024.
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