AS ABOVE

Hi kemlo,

The current Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds is Terry Davis.

"The Chiltern Hundreds date back to the 13th century. A hundred is a
traditional division of an English county, and the hilly, wooded
hundreds of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire were once notorious
as a hiding place for robbers. A Crown Steward was appointed to
maintain law and order in the area, but the positions duties ceased to
be required in the 16th century, and the holder ceased to gain any
benefits during the 17th century.
It has since been used as a procedural device to allow Members of
Parliament to resign."

Quickly Find: Chiltern Hundreds
http://www.quicklyfind.com/info/Chiltern_Hundreds.htm


"...In June 2004 he [Terry Davis] was elected secretary general of the
Council of Europe and announced his intention to stand down from the
UK parliament, by applying for the Stewardship of the Chiltern
Hundreds..."

Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds: Terry Davis 
(2000-2004) Preceded by: Betty Boothroyd 
2004- Followed by: (still in office) 

WikiVerse: Terry Davis
http://terry-davis.wikiverse.org/


"The member of Parliament for Birmingham Hodge Hill, Terry Davis, from
the Labour Party accepted the office of Steward and Bailiff of the
Three Chiltern Hundreds on June 22, 2004, thereby disqualifying
himself from membership of the House of Commons."

WikiVerse: Birmingham Hodge Hill By Election 2004
http://birmingham-hodge-hill-by-election-2004.wikiverse.org/


"...Terry Davis, who since his election for the said borough
constituency has accepted the office of Steward and Bailiff of Her
Majesty's three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Burnham in
the county of Buckinghamshire."

The United Kingdom Parliament
House of Commons Thursday 24 June 2004
http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200304/cmhansrd/cm040624/debtext/40624-01.htm


Search criteria:
current "Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds"
"Terry Davis" "Chiltern Hundreds"


I hope this is helpful. If you have any questions regarding my answer
please don't hesitate to ask before rating it.

Best regards,
Rainbow

Terry Davies will remain steward until the next member asks for the position.

Rainbow's answer was very comprehensive.

I doubt that Terry Davis is still the Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.

The post is purely a device for rapid resignation from the Commons.
- I rather suspect that the 'application letter' is sent with a
resignation letter post dated by 24 hours.

Most of us have heard of a 'Cyber Squatter'
- a Chiltern Hundreds 'Squatter' would be a real PITA

Dragging out my soap box, I have long thought that there is a place
for a 'Chiltern Hundreds Party' which in US parlance is 'None of the
Above'.