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, having been deselected in 1981 as prospective Labour candidate in favour of Albert Bore. However, subsequent parliamentary boundary changes (under the Third Periodic Review), under which the neighbouring constituency of Birmingham Handsworth largely was merged with Ladywood, led to Bore being replaced by Clare Short, who had previously been selected as Labour candidate in Handsworth. 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 byBrian Walden | Member of Parliament for Birmingham Ladywood 1977 – 1983 |
Succeeded byClare Short |
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