Member for Romsey since May 2000 by-election. Committees: Member, Health Select Committee since 2001; Member, All-Party Groups on Mental Health, Men's Health, Maternity, Music. Political career: Councillor, Test Valley Borough Council 1995-2003; LD Spokesperson for Women since 2002; Spokesperson on Health 2000-02.
Special political interests: Health, education, defence, women's issues (national and international). Profession/Trade: Pharmacist. Education: University of Bath, BPharm. Hobbies: Photography, travel, theatre, badminton.
b. 26 March 1957, Rosset, Denbighshire. Married with two children.

2005				2001
LIB DEM HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Lib Dem	22,465	44.7	-2.3	22,756	47
Conservative	22,340	44.4	2.3	20,386	42.1
Labour	4,430	8.8	0.6	3,986	8.2
UKIP	1,076	2.1	0.6	730	1.5
Legal Cannabis	-	-	-	601	1.2
Majority	125	0.2		2,370	4.9
Turnout	50,311	69.7	1.0	48,459	68.7