Alfred Bates
Encyclopedia
Alfred Bates is a British
Labour Party
politician.
Bates was first elected to the House of Commons
in the February 1974 general election
, as Member of Parliament
for Bebington and Ellesmere Port
. He was re-elected at the October 1974 election
, but lost his seat at the 1979 general election
to the Conservative
Barry Porter
by 486 votes (a margin of just 0.7%). Bates had served as a government whip from 1976 to 1979.
United Kingdom
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Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician.
Bates was first elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
in the February 1974 general election
United Kingdom general election, February 1974
The United Kingdom's general election of February 1974 was held on the 28th of that month. It was the first of two United Kingdom general elections held that year, and the first election since the Second World War not to produce an overall majority in the House of Commons for the winning party,...
, as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Bebington and Ellesmere Port
Bebington and Ellesmere Port (UK Parliament constituency)
Bebington and Ellesmere Port was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system...
. He was re-elected at the October 1974 election
United Kingdom general election, October 1974
The United Kingdom general election of October 1974 took place on 10 October 1974 to elect 635 members to the British House of Commons. It was the second general election of that year and resulted in the Labour Party led by Harold Wilson, winning by a tiny majority of 3 seats.The election of...
, but lost his seat at the 1979 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1979
The United Kingdom general election of 1979 was held on 3 May 1979 to elect 635 members to the British House of Commons. The Conservative Party, led by Margaret Thatcher ousted the incumbent Labour government of James Callaghan with a parliamentary majority of 43 seats...
to the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Barry Porter
Barry Porter
George Barrington Porter, known as Barry Porter was a British lawyer and Conservative Party politician....
by 486 votes (a margin of just 0.7%). Bates had served as a government whip from 1976 to 1979.