Sir John to stand down at next election
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| RETIRING AT THE NEXT ELECTION: Sir John Butterfill MP |
BOURNEMOUTH West MP Sir John Butterfill will quit parliament at the next election, he announced on Monday night.
The Conservative MP - who has represented the town for 25 years - told his constituency party at the weekend that he would not be a candidate again.
He revealed his decision to the Daily Echo after consulting the party's chief whip.
Sir John, 67, had already been selected to defend his 4,031-vote majority over the Liberal Democrats at the next election.
"I would have stayed had there been an election last autumn and was selected to do so," he told the Daily Echo.
But he said it was now clear there would not be a poll before 2010 "by which time I would be in my 70th year".
"If I stayed on for five years I'd be 75 so that was probably a bit long," he said.
He said it had been a great honour to represent Bournemouth West for a quarter of a century.
Sir John entered parliament at Margaret Thatcher's landslide victory in 1983. He has served in a host of Westminster appointments, including as trustee of the parliamentary pension scheme.
He has seen four private member's bills become law. The first was in 1991 and gave greater protection to residents of small care homes. The latest, introduced last year, strengthened the role of mutual financial institutions.
He was parliamentary private secretary to energy secretary Cecil Parkinson and to Northern Ireland secretary Brian Mawhinney.
Tony Blair had him knighted in 2003 for services to parliament.
Sir John had a quadruple bypass operation five years ago but returned to health and fought another election.
He said he now hoped to spend more time with family. "I've now got seven grandchildren with an eighth about to arrive at the end of this month. I'd like to see a bit more of them than I have done with my own children," he added.
He intended to continue his involvement with charities including the Youth Cancer Trust, Streetwise, Fernheath Play Association and the PDSA.
He and his wife Pamela had not decided where they would live after he left Wesminster. But he said they might retire to the countryside near to the constituency.
7:10am Tuesday 18th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: omegaman, Bournemouth on 8:00am Tue 18 Mar 08
A genuine and nice man who has served this town well. We can only hope his successor will be as good.
A genuine and nice man who has served this town well. We can only hope his successor will be as good.
Posted by: PETE WOODLEY on 10:43am Tue 18 Mar 08
Can we now have a local mp.
Can we now have a local mp.
Posted by: Steve Clarke, Bournemouth on 11:08am Tue 18 Mar 08
May I say Sir John has, and will always be the perfect example of a genntleman,he will be sorley missed in Bournemouth West. Guess who wants his seat? Watch out!!!
By the way, in answer to the quote from a Pete Woodley, Sir John has a place of residence in Bournemouth, he is a neighbour of mine and spends a lot of time in Bournemouth
May I say Sir John has, and will always be the perfect example of a genntleman,he will be sorley missed in Bournemouth West. Guess who wants his seat? Watch out!!!
By the way, in answer to the quote from a Pete Woodley, Sir John has a place of residence in Bournemouth, he is a neighbour of mine and spends a lot of time in Bournemouth
Posted by: Richard, Bournemouth on 11:20am Tue 18 Mar 08
[quote][bold]PETE WOODLEY[/bold] wrote:
Can we now have a local mp.[/quote] That's pretty irrelevant, it's competence that matters.
PETE WOODLEY wrote:
Can we now have a local mp.
That's pretty irrelevant, it's competence that matters.
Posted by: John, Poole on 11:27am Tue 18 Mar 08
Trust he will now be getting even more of his butter fill from his £5000 kitchen! I think he really wants to spend more time with his/our money.Still, I suppose if he can't stand the heat, he should get out of the kitchen!
Trust he will now be getting even more of his butter fill from his £5000 kitchen! I think he really wants to spend more time with his/our money.Still, I suppose if he can't stand the heat, he should get out of the kitchen!
Posted by: The-bleeding-obvious, Bournemouth on 11:50am Tue 18 Mar 08
[quote][bold]PETE WOODLEY[/bold] wrote:
Can we now have a local mp.[/quote] How about fedupwitjobsworths, he would make a first class candidate!
PETE WOODLEY wrote:
Can we now have a local mp.
How about fedupwitjobsworths, he would make a first class candidate!
Posted by: the owl, Treetops Bere on 1:07pm Tue 18 Mar 08
A nice man with an even nicer jet black curly wig, I bet hes had to run after it a few times with all these March winds, it never used to be windy in March must be the climate changes fault, also he looks a picture of health.
A nice man with an even nicer jet black curly wig, I bet hes had to run after it a few times with all these March winds, it never used to be windy in March must be the climate changes fault, also he looks a picture of health.
Posted by: the owl, Treetops Bere on 1:24pm Tue 18 Mar 08
Steve Clarke, Bournemouth ,said
Guess who wants his seat? Watch out!!!
We are not ready for another guessing game just yet, if ever, no one's guessed MR ANGRY's last conundrum.
I hate guessing games.
Steve Clarke, Bournemouth ,said
Guess who wants his seat? Watch out!!!
We are not ready for another guessing game just yet, if ever, no one's guessed MR ANGRY's last conundrum.
I hate guessing games.
Posted by: JOHN, POOLE on 1:33pm Tue 18 Mar 08
When he sells his London Home will he keep the profit he makes and will he keep all the televions, coffee makers etc that he clollected from the tax payers money?
When he sells his London Home will he keep the profit he makes and will he keep all the televions, coffee makers etc that he clollected from the tax payers money?
Posted by: JOHN, POOLE on 1:34pm Tue 18 Mar 08
When he sells his London Home will he keep the profit he makes and will he keep all the televions, coffee makers etc that he clollected from the tax payers money?
When he sells his London Home will he keep the profit he makes and will he keep all the televions, coffee makers etc that he clollected from the tax payers money?
Posted by: John, Poole on 3:17pm Tue 18 Mar 08
[quote][bold]the owl[/bold] wrote:
A nice man with an even nicer jet black curly wig, I bet hes had to run after it a few times with all these March winds, it never used to be windy in March must be the climate changes fault, also he looks a picture of health. [/quote] It's the daily butter fill that keeps him so healthy. At least he is having his last laugh at the taxpayers' expense!
Perhaps with his connections,omegaman knows whether there are any other skeletons in the kitchen cupboard! I hope the Echo's poll on whether MPs had any credibility left had nothing to do with Sir John's decision to quit.Perhaps Tobias may let us all know.
the owl wrote:
A nice man with an even nicer jet black curly wig, I bet hes had to run after it a few times with all these March winds, it never used to be windy in March must be the climate changes fault, also he looks a picture of health.
It's the daily butter fill that keeps him so healthy. At least he is having his last laugh at the taxpayers' expense!
Perhaps with his connections,omegaman knows whether there are any other skeletons in the kitchen cupboard! I hope the Echo's poll on whether MPs had any credibility left had nothing to do with Sir John's decision to quit.Perhaps Tobias may let us all know.
Posted by: PETE WOODLEY on 3:57pm Tue 18 Mar 08
[quote][bold]John[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]the owl[/bold] wrote:
A nice man with an even nicer jet black curly wig, I bet hes had to run after it a few times with all these March winds, it never used to be windy in March must be the climate changes fault, also he looks a picture of health. [/quote] It's the daily butter fill that keeps him so healthy. At least he is having his last laugh at the taxpayers' expense!
Perhaps with his connections,omegaman knows whether there are any other skeletons in the kitchen cupboard! I hope the Echo's poll on whether MPs had any credibility left had nothing to do with Sir John's decision to quit.Perhaps Tobias may let us all know.[/quote] Carefull John,you have mentioned that word again, Tobias,now you know how the Echo react if anyone dares to say anything about him,talk about those in high places.As it happens i was on the selection committee when Butterful was chosen,he was NOT my choice.TOO FULL OF HIMSELF.
John wrote:
the owl wrote:
A nice man with an even nicer jet black curly wig, I bet hes had to run after it a few times with all these March winds, it never used to be windy in March must be the climate changes fault, also he looks a picture of health.
It's the daily butter fill that keeps him so healthy. At least he is having his last laugh at the taxpayers' expense!
Perhaps with his connections,omegaman knows whether there are any other skeletons in the kitchen cupboard! I hope the Echo's poll on whether MPs had any credibility left had nothing to do with Sir John's decision to quit.Perhaps Tobias may let us all know.
Carefull John,you have mentioned that word again, Tobias,now you know how the Echo react if anyone dares to say anything about him,talk about those in high places.As it happens i was on the selection committee when Butterful was chosen,he was NOT my choice.TOO FULL OF HIMSELF.
Posted by: PETE WOODLEY on 3:59pm Tue 18 Mar 08
[quote][bold]John[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]the owl[/bold] wrote:
A nice man with an even nicer jet black curly wig, I bet hes had to run after it a few times with all these March winds, it never used to be windy in March must be the climate changes fault, also he looks a picture of health. [/quote] It's the daily butter fill that keeps him so healthy. At least he is having his last laugh at the taxpayers' expense!
Perhaps with his connections,omegaman knows whether there are any other skeletons in the kitchen cupboard! I hope the Echo's poll on whether MPs had any credibility left had nothing to do with Sir John's decision to quit.Perhaps Tobias may let us all know.[/quote] Carefull John,you have mentioned that word again, Tobias,now you know how the Echo react if anyone dares to say anything about him,talk about those in high places.As it happens i was on the selection committee when Butterful was chosen,he was NOT my choice.TOO FULL OF HIMSELF.
John wrote:
the owl wrote:
A nice man with an even nicer jet black curly wig, I bet hes had to run after it a few times with all these March winds, it never used to be windy in March must be the climate changes fault, also he looks a picture of health.
It's the daily butter fill that keeps him so healthy. At least he is having his last laugh at the taxpayers' expense!
Perhaps with his connections,omegaman knows whether there are any other skeletons in the kitchen cupboard! I hope the Echo's poll on whether MPs had any credibility left had nothing to do with Sir John's decision to quit.Perhaps Tobias may let us all know.
Carefull John,you have mentioned that word again, Tobias,now you know how the Echo react if anyone dares to say anything about him,talk about those in high places.As it happens i was on the selection committee when Butterful was chosen,he was NOT my choice.TOO FULL OF HIMSELF.
Posted by: PETE WOODLEY on 4:01pm Tue 18 Mar 08
[quote][bold]John[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]the owl[/bold] wrote:
A nice man with an even nicer jet black curly wig, I bet hes had to run after it a few times with all these March winds, it never used to be windy in March must be the climate changes fault, also he looks a picture of health. [/quote] It's the daily butter fill that keeps him so healthy. At least he is having his last laugh at the taxpayers' expense!
Perhaps with his connections,omegaman knows whether there are any other skeletons in the kitchen cupboard! I hope the Echo's poll on whether MPs had any credibility left had nothing to do with Sir John's decision to quit.Perhaps Tobias may let us all know.[/quote] Carefull John,you have mentioned that word again, Tobias,now you know how the Echo react if anyone dares to say anything about him,talk about those in high places.As it happens i was on the selection committee when Butterful was chosen,he was NOT my choice.TOO FULL OF HIMSELF.
John wrote:
the owl wrote:
A nice man with an even nicer jet black curly wig, I bet hes had to run after it a few times with all these March winds, it never used to be windy in March must be the climate changes fault, also he looks a picture of health.
It's the daily butter fill that keeps him so healthy. At least he is having his last laugh at the taxpayers' expense!
Perhaps with his connections,omegaman knows whether there are any other skeletons in the kitchen cupboard! I hope the Echo's poll on whether MPs had any credibility left had nothing to do with Sir John's decision to quit.Perhaps Tobias may let us all know.
Carefull John,you have mentioned that word again, Tobias,now you know how the Echo react if anyone dares to say anything about him,talk about those in high places.As it happens i was on the selection committee when Butterful was chosen,he was NOT my choice.TOO FULL OF HIMSELF.
Posted by: omegaman, Bournemouth on 4:36pm Tue 18 Mar 08
[quote][bold]PETE WOODLEY[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]John[/bold] wrote: [quote][bold]the owl[/bold] wrote: A nice man with an even nicer jet black curly wig, I bet hes had to run after it a few times with all these March winds, it never used to be windy in March must be the climate changes fault, also he looks a picture of health. [/quote] It's the daily butter fill that keeps him so healthy. At least he is having his last laugh at the taxpayers' expense! Perhaps with his connections,omegaman knows whether there are any other skeletons in the kitchen cupboard! I hope the Echo's poll on whether MPs had any credibility left had nothing to do with Sir John's decision to quit.Perhaps Tobias may let us all know.[/quote] Carefull John,you have mentioned that word again, Tobias,now you know how the Echo react if anyone dares to say anything about him,talk about those in high places.As it happens i was on the selection committee when Butterful was chosen,he was NOT my choice.TOO FULL OF HIMSELF.[/quote] So at long last we know you are a closet Tory. A leopard never changes its spots no matter how much you protest to the contrary. We all thought that for some time but now you have admitted it.
PETE WOODLEY wrote:
John wrote: the owl wrote: A nice man with an even nicer jet black curly wig, I bet hes had to run after it a few times with all these March winds, it never used to be windy in March must be the climate changes fault, also he looks a picture of health.
It's the daily butter fill that keeps him so healthy. At least he is having his last laugh at the taxpayers' expense! Perhaps with his connections,omegaman knows whether there are any other skeletons in the kitchen cupboard! I hope the Echo's poll on whether MPs had any credibility left had nothing to do with Sir John's decision to quit.Perhaps Tobias may let us all know.
Carefull John,you have mentioned that word again, Tobias,now you know how the Echo react if anyone dares to say anything about him,talk about those in high places.As it happens i was on the selection committee when Butterful was chosen,he was NOT my choice.TOO FULL OF HIMSELF.
So at long last we know you are a closet Tory. A leopard never changes its spots no matter how much you protest to the contrary. We all thought that for some time but now you have admitted it.
Posted by: John, Poole on 4:57pm Tue 18 Mar 08
Steve Clarke poses the query:'Guess who wants his seat? Watch out!!!'
I hope it won't be a closet Tory!
Steve Clarke poses the query:'Guess who wants his seat? Watch out!!!'
I hope it won't be a closet Tory!
Posted by: sauage, Bournemouth on 5:38pm Tue 18 Mar 08
Oh, so that is who my MP is!
Oh, so that is who my MP is!
Posted by: Tony, South West on 10:19pm Tue 18 Mar 08
PETE WOODLEY hope you are not going to start repeating your self,time and time again with the same thread,its been peaceful lately.
PETE WOODLEY hope you are not going to start repeating your self,time and time again with the same thread,its been peaceful lately.
Posted by: PETE WOODLEY on 10:54pm Tue 18 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Tony[/bold] wrote:
PETE WOODLEY hope you are not going to start repeating your self,time and time again with the same thread,its been peaceful lately. [/quote] Glad it annoys you,still waiting for you to say something sensible,and to do with subject,will wait till you have had you brain surgery,why dont you have a go at others who do it,or is a silly personal grudge,GROW UP.
Tony wrote:
PETE WOODLEY hope you are not going to start repeating your self,time and time again with the same thread,its been peaceful lately.
Glad it annoys you,still waiting for you to say something sensible,and to do with subject,will wait till you have had you brain surgery,why dont you have a go at others who do it,or is a silly personal grudge,GROW UP.
Posted by: PETE WOODLEY on 10:55pm Tue 18 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Tony[/bold] wrote:
PETE WOODLEY hope you are not going to start repeating your self,time and time again with the same thread,its been peaceful lately. [/quote] Glad it annoys you,still waiting for you to say something sensible,and to do with subject,will wait till you have had you brain surgery,why dont you have a go at others who do it,or is a silly personal grudge,GROW UP.
Tony wrote:
PETE WOODLEY hope you are not going to start repeating your self,time and time again with the same thread,its been peaceful lately.
Glad it annoys you,still waiting for you to say something sensible,and to do with subject,will wait till you have had you brain surgery,why dont you have a go at others who do it,or is a silly personal grudge,GROW UP.
Posted by: muffin the mule, wallisdown on 7:53am Wed 19 Mar 08
John Butterfill may well be a nice bloke,friend to many etc etc , but in my experience ,if it needed any effort,he was not your man .just a prime example of a 'cherry picker' - youre not going to be missed by me - now jim Courtney ,theres a trully fine man. !!
John Butterfill may well be a nice bloke,friend to many etc etc , but in my experience ,if it needed any effort,he was not your man .just a prime example of a 'cherry picker' - youre not going to be missed by me - now jim Courtney ,theres a trully fine man. !!
Posted by: muffin the mule, wallisdown on 7:55am Wed 19 Mar 08
John Butterfill may well be a nice bloke,friend to many etc etc , but in my experience ,if it needed any effort,he was not your man .just a prime example of a 'cherry picker' - youre not going to be missed by me - now jim Courtney ,theres a trully fine man. !!
John Butterfill may well be a nice bloke,friend to many etc etc , but in my experience ,if it needed any effort,he was not your man .just a prime example of a 'cherry picker' - youre not going to be missed by me - now jim Courtney ,theres a trully fine man. !!
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