Member for Birmingham Yardley since 2005. Political career: Group Leader, Birmingham City Council. Profession/Trade: Technical entrepreneur; Director, JHC plc. Education: King Edward's School, Edgbaston; Magdalene  College, Oxford University. Affiliations: Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Musicians' Union. Hobbies: Playing jazz music (piano and guitar), spending time with his children, reading.
b. 16 March 1960. Married with two children.

2005				2001
LIB DEM GAIN	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Lib Dem	13,648	46.4	8.0	11,507	38.3
Labour	10,976	37.3	-9.6	14,085	46.9
Conservative	2,970	10.1	-3.0	3,941	13.1
BNP	1,523	5.2	-	-	-
UKIP	314	1.1%	0	329	1.1
Soc Lab	-	-	-	151	0.5
Majority	2,672	9.1	-	2,578	8.6
Turnout	29,431	57.7	0.5	30,013	57.2