Christine Butler

Christine Margaret Butler (née Smith; 14 December 1943 – 19 September 2017) was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament for Castle Point, representing the Labour Party, between 1997 and 2001.

Christine Butler
Member of Parliament
for Castle Point
In office
1 May 1997 – 14 May 2001
Preceded byBob Spink
Succeeded byBob Spink
Personal details
Born14 December 1943
Nelson, Lancashire, England, UK
Died19 September 2017 (aged 73)
Suffolk, England, UK
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
Spouse(s)
Robert Butler
(
m. 1964)
Children3 sons

Early life

She attended Nelson Grammar School (became Walton High School in 1972) on Oxford Road in Nelson, then Middlesex Polytechnic, where she gained a BA.[1] She worked in the pharmaceutical industry then the NHS.

Parliamentary career

She was elected Labour Party Member of Parliament for Castle Point in Essex in 1997, but lost her seat in the 2001 election, to Robert Spink, the man she had defeated, by under 1,000 votes.

Personal life

Butler married Robert Butler in 1964 in Uxbridge, with whom she had three sons. She died in September 2017 at the age of 73 after suffering from dementia.[2]

gollark: For example, they have the "fundamental theorem of algebra", where a polynomial of degree n *always* has n roots.
gollark: Anyway, by defining an answer to sqrt(-1) you can attain the complex numbers, which are a very powerful extension to the real number line.
gollark: Bold of you to only accept the reals as "numbers". Complex numbers have rights too.
gollark: In what way?
gollark: Yes, I'm aware.

References
  1. "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | CANDIDATES". news.bbc.co.uk.
  2. "Yellow Advertiser - Essex/East London News". Yellow Advertiser.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Bob Spink		 Member of Parliament for Castle Point
1997–2001		 Succeeded by
Bob Spink


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