Edward Griffiths (7 March 1929 - 18 October 1995) was a British Labour politician and director of the British Steel Association. Griffiths was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Brightside in a 1968 by-election. In September 1974, he was deselected as a candidate by his local Constituency Labour Party in favour of Joan Maynard one month before a general election, and then decided to stand against Maynard as an Independent Labour candidate.