Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill since 2004 by-election. Profession/Trade: Works for computer company, EGS Group; previously worked for Andersen Consulting and Rothschild's investment bank.
Married with three children.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	13,822	48.6	-15.2	7,451	36.4
Lib Dem	8,373	29.5	21.4	6,991	34.2
Conservative	3,768	13.3	-6.7	3,543	17.3
BNP	1,445	5.1	-	-	-
UKIP	680	2.4	-	-	-
Progress	329	1.2	-	-	-
Respect	-	-	-	1,282	6.3
National Front	-	-	-	805	3.9
English Dem	-	-	-	277	1.4
Op Christian	-	-	-	90	0.4
Majority	5,449	19.2		460	2.2
Turnout	28,417	52.7	14.8	20,439	37.9