Member for Ynys Mon since 2001. Committees: Member, Welsh Affairs Select Committee; Common Services (Accommodation and Works). Political career: Town Councillor 1997-99. Special political interests: Welsh affairs; welfare issues; economic development, homelessness, regeneration. Profession/Trade: Centre Manger, Isle of Anglesey County Council since 1997; welfare rights and employment adviser 1995-97; merchant seafarer 1976-92. Education: Holyhead County Comprehensive School, Anglesey; Coleg Harlech, Diploma in Industrial Relations; University of York, BA Politics. Affiliations: Chair, Anglesey Regeneration Partnership since 2000; Member, Management Committee WEA North Wales since 1999; Governor, Coleg Harlech since 1999; Member, Institute of Welsh Affairs since 1999; Director, Homeless Project since 1998; Member, Greenpeace 1982-90; member of various trade unions.
b. 10 August 1959, Holyhead, Anglesey. Married with two children.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	12,278	34.6	-0.4	11,906	35
Plaid Cymru	11,036	31.1	-1.5	11,106	32.6
Independent	5,216	14.7	14.1	222	0.7
Conservative	3,915	11.0	-11.5	7,653	22.5
Lib Dem	2,418	6.8	-1.3	2,772	8.1
UKIP	367	1.0	0.0	359	1.1
L Cannabis	232	0.7	-	-	-
Majority	1,242	3.5		800	2.4
Turnout	35,462	67.5	3.5	34,018	64