Member for Alyn and Deeside since 2001. Committees: Member, Select Committee on Northern Ireland; Secretary, Associate Parliamentary Aerospace Group; Member, All-Party Parliamentary Groups on Manufacturing, Steel, Paper, Football, ME, Broadband, Japan, Regeneration; Member, Standing Committee, Employment Bill. Special political interests: Manufacturing, industry, aerospace. Education: Enfield Grammar School; University of Swansea, BA History. Co-author of: Votes for All (Fabian pamphlet). Hobbies: Norwich City Football Club, cricket, fishing, antiques.
b. 3 October 1962. Married with two children.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	17,331	48.8	-3.5	18,525	52.3
Conservative	8,953	25.2	-1	9,303	26.3
Lib Dem	6,174	17.4	4.5	4,585	12.9
Plaid Cymru	1,320	3.7	0.4	1,182	3.3
UKIP	918	2.6	1.2	481	1.4
Forward Wales	378	1.1	-	-	-
Independent	215	0.6	-0.1	253	0.7
Communist Brit	207	0.6	0	211	0.6
Green	-	-	-	881	2.5
Majority	8,378	23.6		9,222	26
Turnout	35,496	60	1.4	35,421	58.6