Member for Halesowen and Rowley Regis since 1997. Committees: Education and Science Select Committee Opposition Spokesperson on Health and Women's Issues 1991-92; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Secretary of State for Defence; Member of Labour Party's Parliamentary Committee 1997; Member, UK Parliamentary Delegation to North Atlantic Assembly. Political career: Justice of the Peace since 1973; Member, Socialist Education Association, Action for South Africa. Profession/Trade: National Officer, Carers National Association; social worker. Education: College Harlech, North Wales; University College of Wales, BSc Economics, Politics and Social Administration. Affiliations: Former member of the Advertising Standards Authority; Member, One World Action and Amnesty International. Hobbies: Listening to male-voice choirs, gardening, meals with friends.
b. 20 July 1942. Married with two children.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	19,243	46.6	-6.4	20,804	53
Conservative	14,906	36.1	1.8	13,445	34.2
Lib Dem	5,204	12.6	2.2	4,089	10.4
UKIP	1,974	4.8	2.4	936	2.4
Majority	4,337	10.5	-	7,359	18.7
Turnout	41,327	62.9	3.1	39,274	59.8