Member for Vale of Clwyd since 1997. Committees: Chair, North Wales Group of Labour MPs since 2002; Chair, All-Party Group on Heart Disease since 2002; Member, Welsh Affairs Select Committee 1999-2002. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Peter Hain MP, Secretary of State for Wales since 2002; Rhyl Town Councillor. Special political interests: Education, environment, anti-poverty. Profession/Trade: Teacher (deputy head). Education: Blessed Edward Jones Comprehensive; University of Wales, Aberystwyth, MA Politics and History; University of Liverpool PGCE. Affiliations: NUT. Hobbies: Cooking, reading, walking.
b. 18 July 1958, St Asaph. Married with two children.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	14,875	46.0	-4.0	16,179	50
Conservative	10,206	31.6	-0.6	10,418	32.2
Lib Dem	3,820	11.8	2.4	3,058	9.5
Plaid Cymru	2,309	7.2	0.0	2,300	7.1
Independent	442	1.4	-	-	-
UKIP	375	1.2	-0.1	391	1.2
L Cannabis	286	0.9	-	-	-
Majority	4,669	14.4		5,761	17.8
Turnout	32,313	62.2	-0.9	32,346	63.1