Member for Bassetlaw since 2001. Committees: Treasury Select Committee; Chair, All-Party Kazakhstan Group; Chair, All-Party Group on Endangered Species. Political career: Councillor, Lambeth Council 1986-90; Chair, National Labour Students 1985. Special political interests: Employment, education, drugs and crime, coalfield issues. Education: University of Manchester, BSc (Hons).
Married.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	22,847	56.6	1.3	21,506	55.3
Conservative	12,010	29.8	-0.5	11,758	30.2
Lib Dem	5,485	13.6	0.9	4,942	12.7
Soc Lab	-	-	-	689	1.8
Majority	10,837	26.9	-	9,748	25.1
Turnout	40,342	58.1	1.2	38,895	56.9