ery . ▁ ▁He ▁took ▁further ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wales ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Not ting ham . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁president ▁of ▁W re x ham ▁Fab ian ▁Society . ▁ ▁Parliament ary ▁career ▁Ell is ▁first ▁stood ▁for ▁Parliament ▁without ▁success ▁in ▁Fl int ▁West ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁Elect ed ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁general ▁election ▁as ▁Labour ▁MP ▁for ▁W re x ham , ▁he ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁the ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁and ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁elections . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁indirect ly ▁elected ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 – 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁Ell is ▁had ▁grown ▁increasing ly ▁dis aff ected ▁with ▁the ▁left ward ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁by ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁core ▁hand ful ▁of ▁Jenkins ite ▁Labour ▁MP s ▁who ▁were ▁prepared ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁without ▁the ▁Gang ▁of ▁Three ▁of ▁David ▁O wen , ▁Bill ▁Rod gers , ▁and ▁Sh ir ley ▁Williams . ▁In ▁fact , ▁he ▁had ▁even ▁gone ▁so ▁far ▁as ▁seriously ▁to ▁cont em plate ▁joining ▁the ▁Liber als . ▁ ▁Ell is ' ▁dis en chant ment ▁with ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁was ▁so ▁great ▁that ▁he ▁probably ▁voted ▁for ▁Michael ▁Foot ▁over ▁Den is