John Sever
Eric John Sever (born 1 April 1943) is a former Labour Party politician in England.
Sever was elected Member of Parliament for Birmingham Ladywood at a by-election in 1977. He served until 1983, when he was deselected as Labour candidate in favour of Sir Albert Bore. However, subsequent parliamentary boundary changes led to Bore being replaced by Clare Short, who had been selected as Labour candidate in the neighbouring constituency of Birmingham Handsworth, which was largely merged with Birmingham Ladywood. Sever instead stood in Meriden, a safe seat for the Conservative Party, but lost by 15,018 votes.
References
- Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1983
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Sever
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| Preceded by Brian Walden | Member of Parliament for Birmingham Ladywood 1977 – 1983 | Succeeded by Clare Short |
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