Member for West Ham since 2005. Affiliations: Founder, London Library Development Board; Member, London Region Sports Board; London Arts Board; Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, London.
b. 13 April 1960.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	15,840	51.2	-18.7	20,449	69.9
Respect	6,039	19.5	19.5	-	-
Conservative	3,618	11.7	-4.7	4,804	16.4
LibDem	3,364	10.9	3.5	2,166	7.4
Green	894	2.9	-1.2	1,197	4.1
Christian Peoples	437	1.4	-	-	-
UKIP	409	1.3	-0.9	657	2.2
Veritas	365	1.2	-	-	-
Majority	9,801	31.7		15,645	53.4
Turnout	30,966	49.8	0.9	29,273	48.9