Member for Conwy since 1997. Committees: Member, Welsh Affairs Select Committee since 1997; Backbench Committees on International Development, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Home Affairs, Work and Pensions, International Parliamentary Union since 1997. Political career: County Councillor 1976-94; District Councillor 1970-91; Community Councillor 1967-83; Mayor, Arfon Borough Council; Chair, Community Health Council; Chair, Arfon Carers Committee; Member of Appeal Committee that successfully campaigned for Cancer Treatment Centre in North Wales; former Chair of National Eisteddfod Finance Committee; as a Councillor successfully campaigned to save small schools, for housing improvements for owner occupiers, and for a new industrial estate; Chair of Governors of Special School in Caernarfon and Technical College Governor; Sunday School Teacher from age 14. Special political interests: Special education, health, railways, general transport, children's issues, consumer affairs. Profession/Trade: Journalist, secretary. Title/Honours/Decorations: Honorary Fellow, University of Wales, Bangor. Education: Ysgol Dyffrynnantle Pennygroes, BA (Hons) Wales. Affiliations: TGWU; Hon Member, Soroptimists International; Chester and North Wales Rail Users' Association; Bangor and Gwynedd Museum Association. Hobbies: Sheep dog trials, hymn-singing festivals, Eisteddfodau, opera, member of parliament choir, deacon, local chapel.
b. 31 July 1944. Married with two children.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	12,479	37.1	-4.7	14,366	41.8
Conservative	9,398	27.9	4.2	8,147	23.7
Lib Dem	6,723	20.0	3.1	5,800	16.9
Plaid Cymru	3,730	11.1	-5.4	5,665	16.5
Green	512	1.5	-	-	-
Socialist Labour Party	324	1.0	-	-	-
UKIP	298	0.9	-0.2	388	1.1
Legalise Cannabis Alliance	193	0.6	-	-	-
Majority	3081	9.2		6,219	18.1
Turnout	33657	0.6	-62.2	34,366	62.8