▁Govern ance ▁Ch ipping ▁N orton ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁Wit ney ▁parliament ary ▁constitu ency . ▁The ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Wit ney ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁was ▁David ▁Camer on , ▁who ▁was ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁MP ▁for ▁Wit ney ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Robert ▁Cour ts . ▁One ▁Conserv ative ▁coun c ill or ▁and ▁two ▁Labour ▁coun c ill ors ▁represent ▁the ▁town ▁on ▁West ▁Oxford shire ▁District ▁Council ▁holding ▁all ▁three ▁seats ▁available , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁least ▁Conserv ative ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁seat . ▁ ▁A men ities ▁The ▁town ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁theatre . ▁The ▁building ▁began ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁Salv ation ▁Army ▁Cit adel , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁stones , ▁now ▁visible ▁in ▁the ▁aud itor ium , ▁being ▁laid ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁It ▁continued ▁for ▁some ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁furn iture ▁w are house , ▁before ▁being ▁discovered ▁by ▁two ▁Royal ▁Shakespeare ▁Company ▁actors , ▁Tam ara ▁and ▁John ▁Mal col m ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁fund ra ising ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁theatre ▁began ▁in ▁earnest , ▁and ▁a ▁p antom ime , ▁Beaut y ▁and ▁the