Member for Wyre Forest since 2001. Committees: Chair, All-Party Health Group since 2003; Vice-Chair, All-Party Local Hospitals Group since 2002, Cancer Group since 2002, Flood Prevention Group since 2002; Member, Health Select Committee since 2001. Special political interests: National Health Service.

2005				2001
KHHC HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
KHHC	18,739	39.9	-18.2	28,487	58.1
Conservative	13,489	28.7	9.7	9,350	19.1
Labour	10,716	22.8	0.7	10,857	22.1
Liberal	2,666	5.7	-	-	-
UKIP	1,074	2.3	1.5	368	0.8
Raving Loony	303	0.6	-	-	-
Majority	5,250	11.2		17,630	35.9
Turnout	46,987	64.2	-3.8	49,062	68