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Chris Butler (politician)

Chris Butler (politician)

British politician

Christopher John Butler (born 12 August 1950) is a British former Conservative Party politician.

Quick Facts Member of Parliament for Warrington South, Preceded by ...

Political career

Butler was the unsuccessful Conservative candidate in a 1985 by-election for the Welsh seat of Brecon and Radnor, where the Conservative vote dropped by 20 per cent and the seat was taken by the Liberal Richard Livesey.[1] He later became the Member of Parliament (MP) for Warrington South from 1987 to 1992, when he lost his seat by 191 votes to the Labour Party candidate Mike Hall.[2][3]

Later life

He is now a partner at Butler Kelly; a cross-party public affairs consultancy.[4]

He stood for the Brexit Party in Cardiff North at the 2019 general election, and came in fifth place.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1983-87 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. [2]
    Skentelbery, Gary (8 May 2008). "Key election battleground?". Warrington Worldwide. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. [3]
    "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 6 May 1992".
  4. [4]
    "Butler Kelly - Public Affairs Consultancy". www.butlerkelly.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Candidate - Cardiff North Brexit Party | Change Politics For Good". Retrieved 28 February 2020.

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