Chris Butler (politician) explained

Office:	Member of Parliament for Warrington South
Termstart:	11 June 1987
Termend:	16 March 1992
Birth Date:	12 August 1950
Party:	Reform UK
Otherparty:	Conservative (until 2019)
Predecessor:	Mark Carlisle
Successor:	Mike Hall

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.^[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]

Bibliography

• The Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Ltd, 1992

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results of Byelections in the 1983-87 Parliament. Boothroyd. David. 2022-08-10. United Kingdom Election Results. 5 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180405203844/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1983.html. dead.
2. Web site: Key election battleground?. Skentelbery. Gary. 8 May 2008. Warrington Worldwide. 2 September 2022.
3. Web site: House of Commons Hansard Debates for 6 May 1992.
4. Web site: Butler Kelly - Public Affairs Consultancy. www.butlerkelly.co.uk. 9 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180923005651/http://www.butlerkelly.co.uk/home/the-team.php. 23 September 2018. dead.
5. Web site: Candidate - Cardiff North Brexit Party Change Politics For Good. en-GB. 2020-02-28.