Member for Edmonton since 1997. Committees: Chair, All-Party Housing and Homeless Need since 1988; Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Small Business Group; Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Building Societies and Financial Mutuals; Chair, All-Party Sri Lankan Group; Chair, All-Party Lebanon Group. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Jacqui Smith MP, Health Minister 2001; Contested Edmonton 1992. Special political interests: International relations, housing, economy, regeneration, poverty. Profession/Trade: Public affairs; previously Councillor for Haringey Council. Education: Greenock High School; University of Strathclyde, BSc (Hons).
b. 21 March 1949. Married.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	18,456	53.2	-5.7	20,481	58.9
Conservative	10,381	29.9	-0.9	10,709	30.8
Lib Dem	4,162	12.0	5.0	2,438	7
Green	889	2.6	-	-	-
UKIP	815	2.4	1.2	406	1.2
Reform 2000	-	-	-	344	1
Socialist Alliance	-	-	-	296	0.9
Independent	-	-	-	100	0.3
Majority	8,075	23.3	-	9,772	28.1
Turnout	34,703	59.1	3.3	34,774	55.8