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

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. 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.

Later life

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

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

References

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. Skentelbery, Gary (8 May 2008). "Key election battleground?". Warrington Worldwide. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
3. "House of Commons Hansard Debates for 6 May 1992".
4. "Butler Kelly - Public Affairs Consultancy". www.butlerkelly.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
5. "Candidate - Cardiff North Brexit Party | Change Politics For Good". Retrieved 28 February 2020.

Bibliography

• The Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Ltd, 1992
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Chris Butler

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