Member for Walsall North since 1979. Committees: Member, Select Committee on Home Affairs since 1997 and 1984-87; Member, Select Committee on Environment 1979-84; Member, Select Committee on Immigration and Race Relations 1969-70; Member, Procedure Committee. Political career: British Co-Chair, British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body since 1997, Vice-Chair since 1993, Member since its inception in 1990; Parliamentary Candidate for Walsall by-election 1976, Croydon Central 1974, Harwich 1964. Special political interests: Housing, race and community relations, foreign policy, European Labour Movements. Profession/Trade: Administrative Employee; Army (National Service) 1951-53. Education: LSE. Affiliations: Vice-President, Associations of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff until 1988; Member, APEX/GMB. Hobbies: Walking, reading, cinema, theatre.
b. 26 June 1933.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	15,990	47.8	-10.3	18,779	58.1
Conservative	9,350	28.0	-1.1	9,388	29.1
Lib Dem	4,144	12.4	3.4	2,923	9
BNP	1,992	6.0	-	-	-
UKIP	1,182	3.5	1.0	812	2.5
Dem Lab	770	2.3	-	-	-
Soc Alliance	-	-	-	410	1.3
Majority	6,640	19.9		9,391	29.1
Turnout	33,428	52.8	3.9	32,312	48.9