hiː kəntˈɛstᵻd ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ lˈoʊkəl ᵻlˈɛkʃənz æz ɐ lˈeɪbɚ pˈɑːɹɾi kˈændᵻdˌeɪt ɪnðə pˈɛmbɹoʊk ˈɛɹiə, tˈɑːpɪŋ ðə pˈoʊl ɔnðə fˈɜːst kˈaʊnt, ænd ɹᵻdʒˈɔɪnd ðə lˈeɪbɚ pˈɑːɹɾi ɡɹˈuːp ɔnðə sˈɪɾi kˈaʊnsəl æɾ ɪts fˈɜːst mˈiːɾɪŋ fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðæt ᵻlˈɛkʃən.
He contested the 2004 Local Elections as a Labour Party candidate in the Pembroke area, topping the poll on the first count, and rejoined the Labour Party Group on the City Council at its first meeting following that election.