1999 Wigan by-election

The Wigan by-election of 23 September 1999 was held after the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Roger Stott.

1999 Wigan by-election
23 September 1999
Turnout25%
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Neil Turner Tom Peet
Party Labour Conservative
Popular vote 9,641 2,912
Percentage 59.6% 18.0%
Swing Decrease9.0pp Increase1.1pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Candidate Jonathan Rule John Whittaker
Party Liberal Democrats UKIP
Popular vote 2,148 834
Percentage 13.3% 5.2%
Swing Increase3.3pp New
MP before election

Roger Stott
Labour

 Elected MP

Neil Turner
Labour

The by-election was contested by nine candidates in total, with Labour selecting Neil Turner, who had been a local councillor for 27 years, to defend the seat. Meanwhile, the Conservatives chose Tom Peet, who was an active Trade Unionist and had worked at a nearby coal mine.

The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with Turner gaining 59.6% of the vote, in spite of a 5% swing to the Conservative Party.

Result of the by-election
Wigan by-election, 1999[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Turner 9,641 59.6 Decrease 9.0
Conservative Tom Peet 2,912 18.0 Increase 1.1
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Rule 2,148 13.3 Increase 3.3
UKIP John Whittaker 834 5.2 New
Socialist Labour William Kelly 240 1.5 New
Green Chris Maile 190 1.2 Increase 0.2
National Democrats Stephen Ebbs 100 0.6 New
Natural Law Paul Davis 64 0.4 Increase 0.2
Independent David Braid 58 0.4 New
Majority 6,729 41.6 Decrease 10.1
Turnout 16,187 25.0 Decrease 42.7
Labour hold Swing Decrease 5.0

Result of the previous general election
General election 1997: Wigan[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roger Stott 30,043 68.6 Increase 5.6
Conservative Mark A. Loveday 7,400 16.9 Decrease 6.7
Liberal Democrats Trevor R. Beswick 4,390 10.0 Decrease 1.0
Referendum Anthony Bradborne 1,450 3.3 New
Green Christopher Maile 442 1.0 New
Natural Law William J. Ayliffe 94 0.2 Decrease 0.2
Majority 22,643 51.7 Increase 12.3
Turnout 43,819 67.7 Decrease 8.5
Labour hold Swing Increase 6.2

References
  1. Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1997-2002 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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