Member for Rother Valley since 1983. Committees: Chair, All-Party British-Bulgarian Group 1999; Member, Intelligence and Security Committee 1997. Political career: Shadow Minister for Public Health 1995; Shadow Employment Spokesperson 1993-95; Member, Select Committee on the Environment 1992-93; Shadow Energy Minister 1988-92; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Hon Neil Kinnock 1985-88; Member, Select Committee on Energy 1983-85; Vice-Chair, Rother Valley Labour Party; Member, Regional Labour Party Executive Committee. Special political interests: Energy, environment. Profession/Trade: Former underground electrician. Education: Maltby Hall Secondary Modern School; Sheffield University NUM Day-Release Course; Ruskin College, Oxford. Hobbies: Football, fishing, film, family life.
b. 26 October 1946. Married with three children.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	21,871	55.4	-6.7	22,851	62.1
Conservative	7,647	19.4	-2.3	7,969	21.7
Lib Dem	6,272	15.9	3.4	4,603	12.5
BNP	2,020	5.1	-	-	-
UKIP	1,685	4.3	0.5	1,380	3.7
Majority	14,224	36.0		14,882	40.4
Turnout	39,495	58.1	4.9	36,803	53.2