Member for Chorley since 1997. Committees: Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Gibraltar Group since 2000; Member, Trade and Industry Select Committee since 1998. Political career: Mayor of Chorley 1997-98; Deputy Leader, Chorley Borough Council 1994-97; Member, Chorley Borough Council 1980-98; Special political interests: Trade and industry, defence, agriculture. Education: Lords College, Bolton. Affiliations: Amicus. Hobbies: Rugby League, cricket, reading.
b. 10 June 1957, Chorley. Married with two children.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	25,131	50.7	-1.6	25,088	52.3
Conservative	17,506	35.3	0.6	16,644	34.7
Lib Dem	6,932	14.0	2.8	5,372	11.2
UKIP	-	-		848	1.8
Majority	7,625	15.4		8,444	17.6
Turnout	49,569	62.9	0.7	47,952	62.2