Member for Burton since 1997. Committees: Member, Home Affairs Select Committee; Member, Domestic Catering Committee; Chair, of All-Party Parliamentary Group for LUPUS. Political career: Councillor, Staffordshire County Council 1981-97, East Staffordshire Borough Council 1991-97, Uttoxeter Town Council 1995-97. Special political interests: Health and social services, home affairs, rural affairs, education, transport and housing. Education: Verdin Grammar School, Winsford, Cheshire. Hobbies: Reading, spending time with grandchildren.
b. 28 January 1949, Crewe, Cheshire. Widowed with two children.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	19,701	41.1	-7.9	22,783	49
Conservative	18,280	38.2	0.4	17,934	38.6
Lib Dem	6,236	13.0	3.4	4,468	9.6
BNP	1,840	3.8	3.8	-	-
UKIP	913	1.9	-0.2	984	2.1
Veritas	912	1.9	1.9	-	-
ProLife Alliance	-	-	-	288	0.6
Majority	1,421	3.0	-	4,849	10.4
Turnout	47,882	61.0	-0.8	46,457	61.8