Member for Leyton and Wanstead since 1997. Committees: Member, Defence Select Committee; Joint Vice-Chair, Parliamentary Labour Party Defence Committee since 1991 and 1986-87, Chair, 1987-91; Chair, Economic Subcommittee (Eastern and Central Europe), North Atlantic Assembly. Political career: Member for Leyton since 1983; Waltham Forest Borough Council 1972-83. Special political interests: Health, women's rights, defence, arms control, conservation, the environment, animal rights, anti-racism. Profession/Trade: Accountant. Education: MSc Politics and Administration.
b. 10 December 1949, Hackney. Married.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	15,234	45.8	-12.2	19,558	58
Lib Dem	8,377	25.2	9.2	5,389	16
Conservative	7,393	22.2	2.5	6,654	19.7
Green	1,523	4.6	1.5	1,030	3.1
UKIP	591	1.8	0.7	378	1.1
Independent	155	0.5	-	-	-
Soc Alliance	-	-	-	709	2.1
Majority	6,857	20.6		12,904	38.3
Turnout	33,273	55.0	0.2	33,718	54.8