Charles Butt Stanton (7 April 1873 – 6 December 1946) was a British politician. He served as an Independent Labour Member of Parliament (MP) from 1915 to 1922.
Stanton began his political career as a miners' leader at Aberdare. A militant, he was critical of the more moderate approach adopted by the local Labour MP, Keir Hardie, whom he would succeed in 1915 as MP for Merthyr Tydfil,[1] where he stood in a by-election against the Labour Party candidate, James Winstone, and was backed by the British Workers League.[2] He supported the Lloyd George Coalition Government and in 1918 was elected on a National Democratic and Labour Party candidate for the new constituency of Aberdare, but was defeated in 1922 by an official Labour candidate.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Keir Hardie Edgar Rees Jones |
Member of Parliament for Merthyr Tydfil 1915 – 1918 With: Edgar Rees Jones |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Aberdare 1918 – 1922 |
Succeeded by George Hall |