Member for Nottingham South since 1992. Committees: Member, Environment Select Committee. Political career: Member, Nottingham County Council 1985-93. Special political interests: Environmental economics and sustainability, food politics. Profession/Trade: former economist. Education: Bootle Grammar School; Nottingham Trent Polytechnic, BSc Economics. Languages spoken: French (poor), Italian (beginner). Author of: People's Pensions (co-authored with Richard Murphy and Colin Hines) 2003; Beyond the Famished Road - New Policies for Common Security (1994); Against a Rising Tide - Racism, Europe and 1992 (1991); Cuckoo in the Nest - Task Forces and Government Urban Policies (1987); Stacking the Decks - A Study of Race and Council Housing (1981). Affiliations: Oxfam since 1992; CND since 1970. Hobbies: Sport - football, tennis, cricket, cooking vegetarian food, music - electric.
b. 20 September 1948, Bootle, Liverpool. Married with three children.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	16,506	47.4	-7.1	19,949	54.5
Conservative	9,020	25.9	-1.3	9,960	27.2
Lib Dem	7,961	22.9	6.3	6,064	16.6
UKIP	1,353	3.9	2.2	632	1.7
Majority	7,486	21.5		9,989	27.3
Turnout	34,840	50.6	0.5	36,605	50.1