Member for Dunfermline West since 1992. Committees: Member, Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons 1997-98; Chair, PLP Defence Committee since 1996; Member, All-Party Head Injury Group, All-Party Breast Cancer Group, All-Party Pensioners Committee. Political career: PPS to the School Standards Minister, DFEE; Member, Scottish Council Executive 1990-92; NUPE and CLP Delegate 1982-91; Secretary, Lothian Euro CLP 1998-91; Chair, Linlithgow CLP 1987-90; Member, Scottish Council's Political Education Committee 1985-90; CLP Women's Officer 1984-86. Special political interests: Defence, NHS, carers and pensioners. Profession/Trade: Social worker, trade union officer. Education: Godolphin and Latymer Girls' School; University of Durham; University of Birmingham. Affiliations: Amnesty International. Hobbies: Reading, archaeology, cooking.
b. 13 July 1954, Carshalton. Married.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	20,111	47.4	-	16,370	52.8
Lib Dem	8,549	20.2	-	4,832	15.6
SNP	8,026	18.9	-	5,390	17.4
Conservative	4,376	10.3	-	3,166	10.2
Scot Soc	689	1.6	-	746	2.4
UKIP	643	1.5	-	471	1.5
Majority	11,562	27.3	-	10,980	35.4
Turnout	42,394	59.9	-	30,975	57.1