Member for Streatham since 1992. Political career: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Environment, Transport and the Regions since 1999; former University Teacher at Leicester and Strathclyde; International Research Officer for the Labour Party and Political Officer for RMT. Education: City of Leicester Grammar School; University of Oxford, MA (Oxon); University of Wales, DipED. Affiliations: Charter 88; Fabian Society; Friends of the Earth; Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform; RMT; SERA; United Nations Association. Hobbies: Books, films, concerts, walks.
b. 28 July 1943, Leicester. Married.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	18,950	46.7	-10.2	21,041	56.9
Lib Dem	11,484	28.3	10.0	6,771	18.3
Conservative	7,238	17.8	-0.1	6,639	17.9
Green	2,245	5.5	1.1	1,641	4.4
UKIP	396	1.0	-	-	-
Workers	127	0.3	-	-	-
Independent Stone	100	0.3	-	-	-
Independent W	40	0.1	-	-	-
Independent	35	0.1	-	-	-
Soc Alliance	-	-	-	906	2.4
Majority	7,466	18.4		14,270	38.6
Turnout	40,615	51.3	2.6	36,998	48.7