Member for Vale of Glamorgan 1989-92 and since 1997. Committees: Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on DVT Awareness; Member, Backbench Defence Committee; Member, Welsh Executive. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Dr John Reid as Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Minister of the Armed Forces) 1997-98, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Minister of Transport) 1998-99; PPS to Roy Hattersley as Deputy Leader of Labour Party 1989-92. Special political interests: Defence, DVT in air travellers, aviation, economic development, industrial relations, transport safety. Profession/Trade: Carpenter/joiner, university tutor. Education: Penarth Grammar School; Gwent College of Higher Education; University College of Wales, Cardiff, BSc Economics. Affiliations: MSF since 1970. Hobbies: Sailing, reading, walking, camping.
b. 17 March 1951, Vale of Glamorgan. Married with three children.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	19,481	41.2	-4.3	20,524	45.4
Conservative	17,673	37.3	2.3	15,824	35
Lib Dem	6,140	13.0	0.8	5,521	12.2
Plaid Cymru	2,423	5.1	-1.2	2,867	6.3
UKIP	840	1.8	0.8	448	1
Liberal	605	1.3	-	-	-
Soc Lab	162	0.3	-	-	-
Majority	1,808	3.8		4,700	10.4
Turnout	47,324	68.9	1.5	45,184	67.4