Wigan by-election, 1999

The Labour Member of Parliament for Wigan (Greater Manchester, England) Roger Stott, died on 9 August 1999, causing a by-election in the constituency. Polling day was set for 23 September. Labour selected Neil Turner, who had been a local councillor for 27 years, to defend the seat. The Conservatives chose Tom Peet, who was an active Trade Unionist and had worked at a nearby coal mine.

Wigan was a massively safe Labour seat and none of the other candidates could form an effective challenge.

Results

Wigan by-election, 1999[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neil Turner	9,641	59.6	-9.0
	Conservative	Tom Peet	2,912	18.0	+1.1
	Liberal Democrat	Jonathan Rule	2,148	13.3	+3.3
	UKIP	John Whittaker	834	5.2	N/A
	Socialist Labour	William Kelly	240	1.5	N/A
	Green	Chris Maile	190	1.2	+0.2
	National Democrats	Stephen Ebbs	100	0.6	N/A
	Natural Law	Paul Davis	64	0.4	+0.2
	Independent	David Braid	58	0.4	N/A
Majority			6,729
Turnout				25
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election result, 1997

General Election 1997: Wigan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roger Stott	30,043	68.6
	Conservative	Mark Loveday	7,400	16.9
	Liberal Democrat	Trevor Beswick	4,390	10.0
	Referendum	Anthony Bradborne	1,450	3.3
	Green	Christopher Maile	442	1.0
	Natural Law	W. J. Ayliffe	94	0.2
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1997-2002 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 2015-10-05.