Member for Wolverhampton South West since 2001. Committees: Member, DWP Select Committee since 2001; Treasurer, All-Party Group Punjabis in Britain since 2001. Special political interests: Manufacturing and industry, transport, environment. Profession/Trade: Solicitor since 1987. Education: University of British Columbia, BA Double First, MA; Birmingham Polytechnic, CPE, LSF. Affiliations: Member, TGWU. Hobbies: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC; Canadiana.
b. 8 April 1955, Wolverhampton. Partner.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	18,489	44.4	-3.9	19,735	48.3
Conservative	15,610	37.5	-2.3	16,248	39.7
Lib Dem	5,568	13.4	5.0	3,425	8.4
UKIP	1,029	2.5	0.8	684	1.7
BNP	983	2.4	-	-	-
Green	-	-	-	805	2
Majority	2,879	6.9		3,487	8.5
Turnout	41,679	62.1	1.2	40,897	60.9