Member for Clwyd South since 1987. Committees: Chair, Welsh Affairs Select Committee since 1997. Political career: Shadow Junior Minister for Food and Agriculture 1994-95; Member, Chairman's Panel 1993-94; Opposition 1988-92; Member, Clwyd County Council 1981-89; former Chair, Clwyd Labour Party. Special political interests: Promotion of Euro, population and development, environment. Profession/Trade: Microbiologist. Title/Honours/Decorations: Wales European of the Year 2002. Education: Grove Park Grammar School, Wrexham; Liverpool and Trent Polytechnics. Languages spoken: Spanish, French, Welsh. Hobbies: Tennis, back-packing, clay pigeon shooting.
b. 1 March 1947, Crewe, Cheshire. Divorced. Two children.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	14,808	45.0	-6.4	17,217	51.4
Conservative	8,460	25.7	0.9	8,319	24.8
Lib Dem	5,105	15.5	5.3	3,426	10.2
Plaid Cymru	3,111	9.5	-2.4	3,982	11.9
Forward Wales Party	803	2.4	-	-	-
UKIP	644	2.0	0.3	552	1.6
Majority	6,348	19.3		8,898	26.6
Turnout	32,931	62.9	0.5	33,496	62.4