Member for Stockport since 1992. Committees: Modernisation Committee. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Alistair Darling, since 1998; PPS to Prime Minister 1997-98. Special political interests: Education, health, crime. Education: Polytechnic of South Bank, London, BSc Sociology; Manchester University, MSc Psychiatric Social Work. Hobbies: Photography.
b. 31 August 1946. Married with one child.

2005				2002
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	18,069	50.5	-8.1	20,731	58.6
Conservative	8,906	24.9	-1.0	9,162	25.9
Lib Dem	7,832	21.9	6.4	5,490	15.5
UK Independence Party	964	2.7	-	-	-
Majority	9,163	25.6		11,569	32.7
Turnout	35,771	54.5	1.23	35,383	53.3