Member for Liverpool West Derby since 1983. Committees: Secretary, All-Party British-Russian Group; Member, Select Committee on Foreign Affairs 1992-97; Member, All-Party Disablement Group; Treasurer, British-Azerbaijan All-Party Group; Treasurer, British-Ukraine All-Party Group. Political career: Labour Assistant Whip 1987-92; Chair, Mersey County Council's Economic Development Company 1981-86, Chief Whip, Merseyside County Council Labour Group 1981-83; Parliamentary Candidate for Liverpool Edge Hill 1979; Parliamentary Candidate for Berwick-upon-Tweed 1970; introduced Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Bill. Special political interests: Economic and foreign affairs, regional policy, problems of the disabled. Profession/Trade: Principal Lecturer, Central Liverpool College of Further Education. Education: Ranworth Square School; Alsop High School; Liverpool and Bolton College of Education. Affiliations: Member, MSF.
b. 20 August 1930. Widowed.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	19,140	62.8	-3.4	20,454	66.2
Lib Dem	3,915	12.9	2.0	3,366	10.9
Liberal Party	3,606	11.8	-3.1	4,601	14.9
Conservative	2,567	8.4	0.4	2,486	8
Soc Lab	698	2.3	-	-	-
UKIP	538	1.8	-	-	-
Majority	15,225	50.0	-	15,833	51.3
Turnout	30,464	47.2	1.7	30,907	45.5