Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Shaun Anthony Woodward ( born October 26 , 1958 in Bristol , England ) is a British politician and is the Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in Ed Miliband 's shadow cabinet .
Simplified: Woodward stood for election to Labour 's Shadow Cabinet , but was unsuccessful . Nevertheless , he was retained as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland by Labor leader Ed Miliband .