Education
He was educated in New Zealand and at Bedford School.
He was educated in New Zealand and at Bedford School.
He sat in the House of Commons for most of the years from 1951 to 1983. Fell first stood for Parliament in a by-election for the seat of Brigg in 1948, but was defeated by Labour"s Lance Mallalieu. He stood in another by-election a year later for Hammersmith South, but was beaten by Thomas Williams, as he was in the 1950 General Election.
Yarmouth returned him to the Commons at three further elections.
Fell regained the seat at the 1970 general election, with a majority of over 3,000, and retained it through three further elections until he retired, aged 69, at the 1983 general election. He was knighted in 1982.
His successor was Michael Carttiss, another Conservative.
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Fell was a member of the Conservative Monday Club.