Education
Ellis was educated at Rastrick Grammar School, Brighouse.
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.
Ellis was an assistant government whip from 1974 to 1976.
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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 (07%).