Michael Ellis (British politician)

Michael Ellis (born 13th October 1967) is a British Politician. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Northampton North.

Background

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Michael Ellis was born in the constituency at the Barratt Maternity Home, and has lived in Northampton his whole life. He was educated in the county.

He received an LLB Law degree at the University of Buckingham, including a First in the topic of Public (Constitutional) Law and won the Aylesbury Vale District Council Chairman’s Prize for the Best Performance in Public Law that year. At University he was also a Student Editor of the Denning Law Journal.

Whilst at University he undertook an exchange program in the United States of America at the University of William and Mary, Marshall Wythe School of Law in Williamsburg, Virginia.

After attending the Inns of Court School of Law in London, Ellis was called to the Bar at Middle Temple in 1993.

Professional Career

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Since starting practice as a Barrister in 1993, Ellis has gone on to appear in a number of high profile cases on the Midland Circuit for both the prosecution and defence. Ellis’ practice was based in Northampton, although his chambers’ Head Office is in London.

Political Career

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Ellis became the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Northampton North in December 2006 following a public vote in an open primary. The use of the open primary method, allowing party and non-party members the opportunity to attend a hustings and vote for an individual, has been an uncommon way of choosing parliamentary candidates in the British political system, however it became more widely used during 2009, particularly by the Conservative Party.

Ellis was elected to Parliament on May 6th 2010 in the General Election held on that day. He won the seat with a majority of 1,936 and 34.1% of the vote.

External links

• Michael Ellis MP Website [1]