Member for Ealing North since 1997. Committees: Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee; Broadcasting; Britain/Poland Parliamentary Group; All-Party Motorcycling Group; Housing and Homelessness Group; Agreed Ireland Forum. Political career: Mayor of Ealing 1995-96; Councillor, London Borough of Ealing 1982-98. Special political interests: Housing, transport, planning, Ireland. Profession/Trade: Housing official. Education: Grammar School; LSE, BSc Economics. Languages spoken: French. Affiliations: Co-operative Party and Fabian Society. Hobbies: Fulham Football Club, playing cricket, jazz, collecting comics.
b. 3 July 1948, Hammersmith. Married with two children.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	20,956	45.1	-10.6	25,022	55.7
Conservative	13,897	29.9	0.6	13,185	29.3
Lib Dem	9,148	19.7	8.5	5,043	11.2
Green	1,319	2.8	0.5	1,039	2.3
UKIP	692	1.5	0.0	668	1.5
Veritas	495	1.1		-	-
Majority	7,059	15.2	-	11,837	26.3
Turnout	46,507	59.4	1.4	44,957	58