Date of election to Parliament 1987. Committees: Member, Agriculture Select Committee; former Secretary of the Conservative Backbench Transport Committee; Chair, Backbench Horticultural Committee; Secretary of the Conservative North West Members Group. Political career: Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1997-98; Opposition Frontbench Spokesperson on Health 1997-98; Financial Secretary to HM Treasury 1995; Minister of State at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1993-95; Minister of State at the Home Office 1992-93; Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Social Security 1990-92; former Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Hon John Gummer; National Chair of the Young Conservatives 1976. Education: Bradford Grammar School; Bradford Technical College; Leicester University, BA Economics, MPhil Transport Economics. Hobbies: Sailing, motorsport, growing vegetables, travel, boule.
b. 1946. Married with two children.

2005				2001
CON HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	24,287	53.4	1.1	23,383	52.3
Labour	11,828	26.0	-4.8	13,773	30.8
Lib Dem	7,748	17.0	2.3	6,599	14.8
Liberal	1,647	3.6	-	-	-
UKIP	-	-	-	982	2.2
Majority	12,459	27.4		9,610	21.5
Turnout	45,510	60.1	-1.9	44,737	62