Denis stood for the Liberal Democrats in Hull North at the last two General
Elections. In 2010 he came within just 641 votes of being elected to
parliament.
Denis firmly believes that Hull needs a local MP who will put the area first, whose first priority will
always be to local residents and not the Government in London. Thanks to his efforts the Liberal Democrats
are now closer than anyone has been in a generation to breaking Labour's 43 year stranglehold on Hull
North.
Denis is married to Alison and has two grown up children, Sean and Maria, and a baby daughter Melanie,
who was born in Hull Royal Infirmary in January 2007.
When he is not busy campaigning, Denis enjoys spending time with his family. His pastimes include refereeing
football and acting with the Hull Playgoers Society who regularly perform at Hull Truck theatre.