Member for Northampton South since 2005. Political career: Councillor, Northamptonshire County Council 1997. Special political interests: Business growth. Profession/Trade: Chair, BCC Marketing Services; Co-founder, Beechwood House Publishing Company. Affiliations: Fellow, Royal Society for the Arts; fan and shareholder of Northampton Town Football Club; Member, Collingtree Golf Club; Freemason.
b. 1942. Married with one son.

2005				2001
CON GAIN	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	23,818	43.7	2.6	20,997	41.1
Labour	19,399	35.6	-7.3	21,882	42.9
Lib Dem	8,327	15.3	2.8	6,355	12.5
UKIP	1,032	1.9	-0.5	1,237	2.4
Veritas	508	0.9	-	-	-
SOS	437	0.8	-	-	-
Raving Loony	354	0.7	-	-	-
Independent	346	0.6	-	-	-
Christian Peoples	260	0.5	-	-	-
Liberated	-	-	-	362	0.7
ProLife Alliance	-	-	-	196	0.4
Majority	4,419	8.1		885	1.7
Turnout	54,481	60.7	0.9	51,029	59.8