Member for Conwy since 1997. Committees: Member, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 2005; Assembly of Western European Union since 2005; Member, Welsh Affairs Select Committee 1997-2005; 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 local 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 Member Gorsedd of Bards; Vice-President University of Wales, Bangor; Honorary Fellow, University of Wales, Bangor. Education: Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle Penygroes, 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 and two grandsons
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2005 |
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2001 |
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| 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 Cyrmu |
3,730 |
11.1 |
-5.4 |
5,665 |
16.5 |
| Green |
512 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
| UKIP |
298 |
0.9 |
-0.2 |
388 |
1.1 |
| Socialist Labour |
324 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
| L Cannabis |
193 |
0.6 |
- |
- |
- |
| Majority |
3081 |
9.2 |
- |
6,219 |
18.1 |
| Turnout |
33657 |
0.6 |
-62.2 |
34,366 |
62.8 |
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