Member for Doncaster North since 2005. Education: Oxford University; London School of Economics. Affiliations: TGWU.
b. 24 December 1969. Single.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	17,531	55.5	-7.6	19,788	63.1
Conservative	4,875	15.4	0.8	4,601	14.7
Lib Dem	3,800	12	1.4	3,323	10.6
Comm Group	2,365	7.5	-	-	-
BNP	1,506	4.8	-	-	-
UKIP	940	3	0.7	725	2.3
Eng Dem	561	1.8	-	-	-
Independent	-	-	-	2,926	9.3
Majority	12,656	40		15,187	48.4
Turnout	31,578	51.1	0.6	31,363	50.5