As a Labour Party candidate he stood unsuccessfully in the Harborough constituency in 2010 and in Northampton South in 2015 and for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire election in 2016.
He stood unsuccessfully in the Harborough constituency in 2010 and in Northampton South in 2015 and for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire election in 2016. This was as a Labour Party candidate.