Alfred Bates (8 June 1944 – 17 December 2013) was a British Labour Party politician. Having unsuccessfully fought

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, Bates was first elected to the

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in the February 1974 general election, as

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for Bebington and Ellesmere Port. He was re-elected at the October 1974 election, but lost his seat at the 1979 general election to the

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by 486 votes (a margin of just 0.7%). Bates served as a government whip between 1976 and 1979.

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*''Times Guide to the House of Commons 1979'' * 1944 births 2013 deaths Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979 {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub