Member for Isle of Wight since 2001. Committees: Member, Education and Skills Select Committee. Political career: Contested Birmingham East European Constituency 1994, Hackney South and Shoreditch 1992. Special political interests: Education, social services, economy, constitution. Profession/Trade: Education. Education: Rugby School; Keble College, Oxford, BA, MA; University of Birmingham PGCE; Henley Management College. Affiliations: Fellow of Royal Society of Arts. Hobbies: Walking, old movies, avoiding gardening.
b. 24 October 1953, Coventry. Single.

2005				2001
CON HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	32,717	49.0	9.2	25,223	39.7
Lib Dem	19,739	29.5	-5.8	22,397	35.3
Labour	11,484	17.2	1.9	9,676	15.2
UKIP	2,352	3.5	0.2	2,106	3.3
Independent	551	0.8	-1.4	1,423	2.2
Green	-	-	-	1,279	2
Isle of Wight	-	-	-	1,164	1.8
Soc Lab	-	-	-	214	0.3
Majority	12,978	19.4		2,826	4.5
Turnout	66,843	61.3	1.6	63,482	59.7