Reginald Braithwaite Chrimes OBE (December 1924 – 13 September 2021) was a British Labour Party politician.
[1] Chrimes stood again in Wirral at the 1955 UK general election, his vote share falling back to 32.6%.
At the 1959 UK general election, he switched to contest Manchester Blackley, taking another second place, with a 37.7% share.
Chrimes won the same Little Neston ward, and became deputy leader of the new council, serving under Fred Venables.
[2][3] In 2009, Ellesmere Port and Neston became part of Cheshire West and Chester Council, a change which Chrimes supported.