John Ellis (Labour politician)

John Ellis (22 October 1930 – 27 May 2019) was a British Labour Party politician.He served as a councillor on Easthampstead Rural District Council from 1962.He was Member of Parliament for Bristol North West from 1966 to 1970 (when he lost the seat), and then for Brigg and Scunthorpe from 1974 to 1979, when he lost to the Conservative Michael Brown by 486 votes (0.7%).[1] Ivor Crewe, Director of the British Election Study, attributed his defeat to the intervention of a Democratic Labour Party candidate, who polled over 2,000 votes, and thus "splintered enough of the Labour vote" to allow the Conservatives narrowly win the seat.This article about a Labour Party member of Parliament representing an English constituency is a stub.
John Ellis (disambiguation)Labour PartyDoncaster Grammar SchoolRastrick Grammar SchoolBrighouseMeteorological OfficeEasthampstead Rural DistrictWokinghamMember of ParliamentBristol North WestBrigg and ScunthorpeConservativeMichael BrownIvor CreweBritish Election StudyDemocratic Labour PartyTimes Newspapers LtdHansardParliament of the United KingdomMartin McLarenFeb 1974English