hiː wʌz fˈɔːɹmɚli lˈɔːɹd mˈeɪɚɹ ʌv mˈæntʃɛstɚ fɔːɹ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, ænd sˈɜːvd æz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən pˈɑːɹləmənt ˌɛmˌiːpˈiː fɔːɹ nˈɔːɹθ wˈɛst ˈɪŋɡlənd fɹʌm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn.
He was formerly Lord Mayor of Manchester for 2005–2006, and served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for North West England from 2014 to 2017.