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]

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Martin McLaren
Member of Parliament for Bristol North West
19661970
Succeeded by
Martin McLaren
New constituency Member of Parliament for Brigg and Scunthorpe
Feb 19741979
Succeeded by
Michael Brown


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