Member for Spelthorne since 1987. Committees: Member, Foreign Affairs Committee since 1997; Member, Select Committee on Northern Ireland Affairs 1994-97. Political career: Opposition Whip since 2001; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Hon Peter Lloyd MP as Home Office Minister of State 1992-94; PPS to the Rt Hon Alan Clark as Minister of Defence Procurement 1990-92; Member, Wansdyke District Council 1976-87, Leader 1981-87; worked for members of the European Parliament 1979-85; Member, Avon County Council 1977-81. Special political interests: Political management, local government, aviation, Northern Ireland, foreign affairs. Profession/Trade: Former personnel officer; schoolteacher; owner of small business; Co-Director of Brunel University's Political Management Programme; Partner, Western Political Research Services. Education: Kingswood School, Bath; Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge MA.
b. 16 September 1943, Bristol. Separated with two children.

2005				2001
CON HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	21,620	50.5	5.4	18,851	45.1
Lab	11,684	27.3	-10.0	15,589	37.3
Lib Dem	7,318	17.1	2.4	6,156	14.7
UKIP	1,968	4.6	1.7	1,198	2.9
UKC	239	0.6	-	-	-
Majority	9,936	23.1		3,262	7.8
Turnout	42,829	61.4	0.7	41,794	60.8