John Ellis is a British

United Kingdom

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 Labour Party

Labour Party (UK)

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 politician.

Ellis was educated at Rastrick

Rastrick

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 Grammar School

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, Brighouse

Brighouse

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. He was a laboratory technician and was employed in the Meteorological Office.
He served as a councillor on Easthampstead Rural District

Easthampstead Rural District

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 Council from 1962.

Ellis contested Wokingham

Wokingham (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in 1964.
He was Member of Parliament

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 for Bristol North West from 1966 to 1970 (when he lost the seat), and then for Brigg and Scunthorpe

Brigg and Scunthorpe (UK Parliament constituency)

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 from 1974 to 1979, when he lost to the Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

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 Michael Brown

Michael Brown (UK politician)

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 by 486 votes (0.7%). Ellis was an assistant government whip from 1974 to 1976.

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