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Joseph George Butler (born 1869) was a British politician and trade unionist, who served on London County Council (LCC).

Born in Peckham, Butler began working when he was seven years old. For many years, he worked in a factory making clothing for the British Army, and in 1895 he founded the Army Clothing Employees' Union, serving as its secretary.^[1] During the 1910s, he was also secretary of the United Government Workers' Federation.^[2]

Butler joined the Social Democratic Federation (SDF), and unsuccessfully contested Kennington for the party in the London County Council election, 1907.^[3] The SDF became the core of the British Socialist Party (BSP), and under this description, Butler stood in the London County Council election, 1913 in Stepney, but took only 108 votes. Later in the year, he contested the Reading by-election, 1913. He received the support of the Independent Labour Party and the local trades council, but was only able to take 10.4% of the vote and third place.^[2]^[4] The BSP affiliated to the Labour Party, and under this label he was more successful, taking 24.1% of the vote in Hastings at the 1918 UK general election,^[5] and then winning Battersea North at the London County Council election, 1919.^[1]

Unlike the majority of the BSP, Butler remained with the Labour Party rather than joining the new Communist Party of Great Britain, and he chaired Westminster Labour Party from 1921 to 1926. He held his council seat until 1928, after which he became a newsagent, continued his trade union activity.^[6] He also continued to contest Parliamentary elections, taking a distant second in Westminster Abbey at the 1922 UK general election, third place in Willesden East at the 1923 UK general election, and second in Westminster St George's at the 1929 UK general election.^[6] Finally, he stood in Balham and Tooting at the London County Council election, 1931, taking fourth place.^[7]

References

1. ^¹{{cite book|title=The Labour Who's Who|date=1927|publisher=Labour Publishing Company|location=London|page=33}}
2. ^¹{{cite book|last1=Packer|first1=Ian|title=Lloyd George, Liberalism and the Land|date=2001|publisher=Boydell and Brewer|isbn=0861932528|page=142}}
3. ^{{cite news|title=London County Council Elections|work=The Times|date=23 February 1907}}
4. ^{{cite news|work=Justice|date=25 October 1913}}
5. ^{{cite book|last1=Crick|first1=Martin|title=The History of the Social Democratic Federation|date=1994|publisher=Keele University Press|isbn=1853310913|page=332}}
6. ^¹{{cite book|last1=Dale|first1=Iain|title=The Times House of Commons 1929|date=2003|publisher=Politico's|location=London|isbn=184275033X|page=29}}
7. ^{{cite news|title=LCC Election|work=The Times|date=7 March 1931}}