Member for Manchester, Gorton since 1983. Committees: Chair, Culture, Media and Sport Committee since 1997; Chair, National Heritage Committee 1992-97. Political career: Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee 1991-92; Shadow Foreign Secretary 1987-92; Opposition Spokesperson on the Environment 1980-83, on Housing 1979-80; Shadow Home Secretary 1983-87; MP for Manchester, Ardwick 1970-83; Minister of State, Department of Industry 1976-79; former Parliamentary Press Liaison Officer for Labour Party; Under-Secretary, Department of Environment 1974-75; Under-Secretary, Department of Industry 1975; Parliamentary Candidate for Gillingham 1959, and Bromley 1955. Profession/Trade: Political correspondent, New Statesman 1964-65; Member, political staff on Daily Mirror 1955-64. Education: Leeds Grammar School; Queen's College, Oxford. Affiliations: Member, GMB; Member, Poale Zion. Hobbies: Cinema, travel, reading, music, television, photography.
b. 21 June 1930.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	15,480	53.2	-9.6	17,099	62.8
Lib Dem	9,672	33.2	11.9	5,795	21.3
Conservative	2,848	9.8	-0.2	2,705	9.9
UKIP	783	2.7	1.0	462	1.7
Workers	181	0.6	-	-	-
Resolutionist	159	0.6	-	-	-
Green	-	-	-	835	3.1
Soc Lab	-	-	-	333	1.2
Majority	5,808	19.9		11,304	41.5
Turnout	29,123	45.0	2.3	27,229	42.7