John Ellis (Labour politician)
John Ellis (22 October 1930 – 27 May 2019) was a British Labour Party politician.
Ellis was educated at Rastrick Grammar School, Brighouse. He was a laboratory technician and was employed in the Meteorological Office. He served as a councillor on Easthampstead Rural District Council from 1962.
Ellis contested Wokingham in 1964. 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%). Ellis was an assistant government whip from 1974 to 1976.
He died in Scunthorpe in May 2019 at the age of 88.[1]
References
- The Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Ltd, 1966 & 1979
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Ellis
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Martin McLaren |
Member of Parliament for Bristol North West 1966–1970 |
Succeeded by Martin McLaren |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Brigg and Scunthorpe Feb 1974–1979 |
Succeeded by Michael Brown |
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