Chris Butler (politician)

Chris Butler
Member of Parliament
for Warrington South
In office
11 June 1987 – 16 March 1992
Preceded by Mark Carlisle
Succeeded by Mike Hall
Personal details
Born 12 August 1950
Political party Brexit Party
Other political
affiliations
Conservative (until 2019)

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.