Wigan by-election, 1999

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The Labour Member of Parliament for Wigan (Greater Manchester, England) Roger Stott, died on August 9, 1999, causing a by-election in the constituency. Polling day was set for September 23. 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.

[edit] Results

Wigan by-election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neil Turner	9,641	59.6	-9.0
	Conservative	Tom Peet	2,912	18.0	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Rule	2,148	13.3	+3.3
	UK Independence	John Whittaker	834	5.2	N/A
	Socialist Labour	William Kelly	240	1.5	N/A
	Green	Chris Maile	190	1.2	+0.2
	Monster Raving Loony	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

[edit] 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 Democrats	Trevor Beswick	4,390	10.0
	Referendum Party	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