Party:
Labour

Constituency:
Gower

Date of birth:
15 June 1951

Telephone:
020 7219 3000

Address:
The House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Political profile:
Martin Caton was elected for the safe Labour seat of Gower in 1997 after more than a decade of service as a researcher to a Labour MEP.

Since then he has established a reputation as one of the more independent-minded and leftish backbenchers, and as an occasional rebel, particularly over cuts in benefits.

He mainly concentrates on constituency issues, with a strong interest in both health and the environment (he is chair of the All Party Group on Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty).

His wider political interests include a committed opposition to nuclear weapons - he is still a member of CND.

TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE
Labour		47.3%
Conservative		27.5%
Liberal Democrat		12.1%

IN DETAIL
Name	Party	Votes	%
Martin Caton	Labour	17,676	47.3
John Bushell	Conservative	10,281	27.5
Sheila Waye	Liberal Democrat	4,507	12.1
Sian Caiach	Plaid Cymru	3,865	10.3
Sandra Shrewsbury	Green	607	1.6
Darran Hickery	SLP	417	1.1
Majority		7,395
Turnout		63.4%

POLITICAL MAKE UP OF WALES