▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁losing ▁to ▁inc umb ent ▁Fred a ▁Cor bet ▁by ▁ 1 3 , 7 6 8 . ▁He ▁went ▁onto ▁serve ▁on ▁the ▁M idd les ex ▁county ▁council , ▁becoming ▁its ▁young est ▁member . ▁Smith ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁council ' s ▁Chief ▁Wh ip , ▁alongside ▁his ▁parliament ary ▁duties , ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁Br ent ford ▁& ▁Ch is wick : ▁ 1 9 5 9 – 1 9 6 6 ▁ ▁D ud ley ▁Smith ▁was ▁eventually ▁successful ▁in ▁winning ▁the ▁Br ent ford ▁& ▁Ch is wick ▁by ▁ 2 , 9 1 9 ▁votes ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁Despite ▁only ▁being ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁for ▁ 4 ▁years , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁Smith ▁played ▁the ▁leading ▁role ▁in ▁oppos ing ▁deport ation ▁of ▁Anthony ▁En ah oro ▁to ▁Niger ia ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁face ▁charges ▁of ▁tre ason . ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁he ▁took ▁on ▁this ▁challenge ▁was ▁largely ▁due ▁to ▁En ah oro ' s ▁arrest ▁taking ▁place ▁in ▁his ▁constitu ency . ▁For ▁ 2 ▁months , ▁he ▁used ▁all ▁parliament ary ▁means ▁to ▁persu ade ▁the ▁Home ▁Secretary , ▁Henry ▁Bro oke , ▁to ▁not ▁deport ▁the ▁Chief . ▁Smith ▁claimed ▁that ▁En ah oro ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁deport ed ▁as ▁he ▁would ▁potentially ▁face ▁execution . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁his ▁efforts ▁failed , ▁and ▁Anthony