Member for Corby since 1997. Committees: Vice-Chair, PLP Social Security Departmental Committee; Member, Northern Ireland Grand Committee; All-Party Groups on Voluntary Organisations, Children, Parenting, Retail. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Nick Raynsford, Minister of State for Housing and Planning since 2000; Northants County Councillor, Chair of Equal Opportunities Committee 1993-97; Kettering Borough Councillor, Deputy Leader of the Labour Group 1984-88. Special political interests: Youth policy, international development, voluntary organisations. Profession/Trade: Community worker and management consultant. Education: Wandsworth Comprehensive School; St Luke's College, Exeter University BEd (Hons) First Class. Affiliations: Member, National Advisory Group on Personal, Social and Health Education; Member, Development Awareness Working Group; Co-operative Party, MSF trade union. Author of: Education for Parenthood; Analysis and Action on Youth Health; Making the Best Use of Consultants; Performance Appraisal. Hobbies: Juggling, tennis.
b.19 April 1955, London. Married with two children.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	20,913	35.3	-14.1	23,283	49.3
Conservative	19,396	32.7	-4.5	17,583	37.2
UKIP	12,078	20.4	18.6	855	1.8
Lib Dem	6,184	10.4	0.4	4,751	10.1
Soc Lab	499	0.8	-0.8	750	1.6
Independent	257	0.4	-	-	-
Majority	1,517	2.6		5,700	12.1
Turnout	59,327	81.3	16.0	47,222	65.3