Member for Brentford and Isleworth since 1997. Committees: Member, Trade and Industry Backbench Committee; Member, Home Affairs Backbench Committee; Member, International Backbench Committee; Vice-Chair, Trade Union Group, PLP. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Frank Dobson, Secretary of State for Health 1999; Secretary to the GMB MPs; Contested Brentworth and Isleworth 1992 and 1987. Special political interests: Health, employment, trade unions. Profession/Trade: Community nurse; Honorary Professor of Nursing, Thames Valley University. Education: Elfed Secondary Modern, Clwyd; Surrey University, RN, DN, PGCEA.
b.26 November 1948. Married with two children.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	18,329	39.8	-12.5	23,275	52.3
Conservative	13,918	30.3	1.1	12,957	29.1
Lib Dem	10,477	22.8	9.3	5,994	13.5
Green	1,652	3.6	0.6	1,324	3
Independent Community Candidate Empowering Change	1,118	2.4	-	-	-
National Front	523	1.1	-	-	-
UKIP	-	-	-	412	0.9
Soc Alliance	-	-	-	408	0.9
Independent	-	-	-	144	0.3
Majority	4,411	9.6	-	10,318	23.2
Turnout	46,017	54.5	1.5	44,514	53