Member for High Peak since 1997. Committees: Chair, Minerals Group; Member, Standards and Privileges Select Committee since 1997; Vice-Chair, Voluntary Sector and Charities All-Party Group; Secretary of the Future of Europe Trust; Chair, Poland All-Party Group; Member, Disability and Minerals All-Party Groups. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Barbara Roche, Home Office Minister since 1999; Councillor, Derbyshire County Council 1993-97. Special political interests: Disabled/disability, voluntary sector. Profession/Trade: Teacher. Education: University of Lancaster BSc; Oxford University, PGCE. Languages spoken: French. Affiliations: GMB. Author of: Sound Practice (1995). Hobbies: Cricket, theatre, walking, travel.
b. 10 April 1954, Crewe. Married with one child.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	19,809	39.6	-7.0	22,430	46.6
Conservative	19,074	38.2	0.9	17,941	37.3
Lib Dem	10,000	20.0	3.9	7,743	16.1
UKIP	1,106	2.2	-	-	-
Majority	735	1.5		4,489	9.3
Turnout	49,989	66.4	1.2	48,114	65.2