Member for Dundee West since 2005. Education: Senior Secondary School Education. Affiliations: Member, GMB. Hobbies: Reading, attending football matches, gym.
b. 17 November 1956, Glasgow. Married with two children.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	16,468	44.6	-6.0	14,787	50.6
SNP	11,089	30	2.7	7,987	27.3
Lib Dem	5,323	14.4	5.4	2,620	9
Conservative	3,062	8.3	-0.8	2,656	9.1
Scot Soc	994	2.7	-1.4	1,192	4.1
Majority	5,379	14.5		6,800	23.3
Turnout	36,936	56.0	1.6	29,242	54.4