▁since ▁winning ▁the ▁by - e lection ▁( as ▁of ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 ). ▁C ash ▁represented ▁Staff ord , ▁until ▁boundary ▁changes ▁took ▁effect ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁Since ▁then ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁returned ▁as ▁MP ▁for ▁Stone . ▁▁ 2 . ▁The ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( SD P ) ▁candidate , ▁representing ▁the ▁SD P - L iber al ▁Alliance , ▁was ▁David ▁Joseph ▁D unn . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁senior ▁lect urer ▁in ▁International ▁Rel ations , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁by - e lection . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁had ▁cont ested ▁the ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁general ▁election . ▁▁ 3 . ▁Michael ▁John ▁David ▁P oul ter ▁was ▁the ▁Labour ▁candidate . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁prob ation ▁officer ▁and ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁He ▁cont ested ▁Staff ord ▁and ▁Stone ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁and ▁this ▁constitu ency ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁▁ 4 . ▁Christopher ▁David ▁Te as dale ▁was ▁an ▁Independent , ▁using ▁the ▁ball ot ▁paper ▁label ▁" S oon ▁to ▁be ▁un emp loy ed ". ▁ ▁V otes ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Staff ord ▁constitu ency ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁by - e lections ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁by - e lection ▁records ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Camp aign ▁literature ▁from ▁the ▁by - e lection ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁ ▁Britain ▁V otes /