Member for Lincoln since 1997. Committees: Chair, East Midlands Group of Labour MPs 1999-2002; Member, Select Committee on Trade and Industry 1997-98; Vice-Chair, PLP Backbench Committee on Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 1997; Member, All-Party Group on Sport and Leisure, on Engineering, on Football. Political career: Fellow, Industry and Parliamentary Trust; Assistant Government Whip since 2002; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Dr John Reid, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 2001-02; PPS to Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, Minister for Defence Procurement 1999-2001; PPS to Doug Henderson MP, Minister for Armed Forces 1998-99. Special political interests: Economy, low pay, business, crime, police. Profession/Trade: Senior Officer for Lincolnshire, UNISON. Education: University of Lancaster, BSc Management Sciences. Affiliations: UNISON. Hobbies: Running (10km), films, Lincoln City Football Club.
b. 12 April 1959, Ilford. Single.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	16,724	45.4	-8.5	20,003	53.9
Conservative	12,110	32.9	1.7	11,583	31.2
Lib Dem	6,715	18.2	5.6	4,703	12.7
UKIP	1,308	3.6	1.3	836	2.3
Majority	4,614	12.5	-	8,420	22.7
Turnout	36,857	56.5	0.5	37,125	56