Member for Worcester since 1997. Committees: Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Flood Prevention 2002; Secretary, APPG on Further Education 1999-2001. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Margaret Hodge, Education Minister, since 2001. Special political interests: Education, animal welfare. Profession/Trade: Lecturer, accountancy and finance. Education: Wolverhampton Polytechnic, BA Economics. Hobbies: Sport (plays for HC cricket and football teams), skiing.
b. 14 March 1963, Birmingham. Married with three children.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	19,421	41.9	-6.7	21,478	48.6
Conservative	16,277	35.1	-0.5	15,712	35.5
Lib Dem	7,557	16.3	3.7	5,578	12.6
UKIP	1,113	2.4	-0.9	1,442	3.3
BNP	980	2.1	-	-	-
Green	921	2.0	-	-	-
Independent	119	0.3	-	-	-
Majority	3,144	6.8		5,766	13
Turnout	46,388	64.1	2.1	44,210	62