Member for Glasgow South since 2005. Member for Glasgow, Cathcart since 2001. Committees: Member, Parliamentary Labour Party Northern Ireland Committee; Member, Science and Technology Select Committee; Member, Northern Ireland Grand Committee, Member, PLP Treasury Committee; Member, PLP Foreign Affairs Committee. Special political interests: Foreign affairs (Middle East), Northern Ireland, economy. Profession/Trade: Journalist. Education: Napier College, Edinburgh, HND, Journalism. Affiliations: Member of UNISON. Hobbies: Astronomy, badminton, hill-walking.
b. 20 February 1964. Married with one child.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	18,153	47.2	-	14,902	54.4
Lib Dem	7,321	19.0	-	3,006	11.0
SNP	4,860	12.6	-	4,086	14.9
Conservative	4,836	12.6	-	3,662	13.4
Scot Green	1,692	4.4	-	-	-
Scot Soc	1,303	3.4	-	1,730	6.3
Soc Lab Party	266	0.7	-	-	-
Majority	10,832	28.2	-	10,816	39.5
Turnout	38,431	55.8	-	27,386	52.6