Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak since 1992.
Committees: Science and Technology Select Committee 1992-2001. Political career: Councillor, Birmingham City Council 1980-94; Chair, Housing Committee 1984-87.
Special political interests: Social security, renewable energy, transsexualism. Education: University of Birmingham, BSc and PhD Biochemistry, and Postgraduate Diploma in Housing Studies. Author of: Various papers in scientific literature; regular columnist, Pensions Management and Roof Magazine. Hobbies: Cycling.
b. 26 April 1951, Birmingham. Married with two children.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	19,226	46.1	-6.4	21,015	52.4
Conservative	10,375	24.9	-1.8	10,676	26.6
Lib Dem	9,591	23.0	6.7	6,532	16.3
Green	1,581	3.8	0.5	1,309	3.3
UKIP	967	2.3	0.9	568	1.4
Majority	8,851	21.2	-	10,339	25.8
Turnout	41,740	59.5	3.2	40,100	56.3