Member for Dagenham since 2001. Political career: Deputy Political Secretary to Prime Minister 1997-2001; Chief Assistant to General Secretary of Labour Party 1994-97; Policy Advisor to Labour Party 1989-94. Education: Oaklands RC School, Portsmouth; University of Warwick, BSc, MA, PhD. Affiliations: Member, T&G.
b. 7 April 1962, Helston, Cornwall. Married with one child.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	15,446	50.1	-7.2	15,784	57.2
Conservative	7,841	25.4	-0.3	7,091	25.7
Lib Dem	3,106	10.1	-0.2	2,820	10.2
BNP	2,870	9.3	4.3	1,378	5
UKIP	1,578	5.1	-	-	-
Soc Alliance	-	-	-	262	0.9
Soc Lab	-	-	-	245	0.9
Majority	7,605	24.7		8,693	31.5
Turnout	30,841	51.2	4.8	27,580	46.5