Member for Stevenage since 1997. Committees: Member, Modernisation Select Committee; Member, Parliamentary Labour Party Women's Committee, DTI Committee, Eastern Group; Member, All Party Parliamentary Film Group; Member, Associated Parliamentary Health Group. Political career: Director, Emily's List UK 1992; Parliamentary Candidate 1987; Parliamentary Candidate 1983. Special political interests: Modernisation, equalities, trade and industry. Education: London School of Economics, BSc Economics. Languages spoken: French. Affiliations: Amicus. Hobbies: Scrabble, reading, Star Trek.
b. 25 December 1942, Kingston, Jamaica. Married with five children (two stepchildren).

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	18,003	42.9	-9.0	22,025	51.9
Conservative	14,864	35.5	3.7	13,459	31.7
Lib Dem	7,610	18.2	4.0	6,027	14.2
UKIP	1,305	3.1	-	-	-
Independent	152	0.4	-0.4	320	0.8
Soc Alliance	-	-	-	449	1.1
ProLife Alliance	-	-	-	173	0.4
Majority	3,139	7.4		8,566	20.2
Turnout	41,934	62.6	1.4	42,453	61.3