1999 Wigan by-election

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Turnout| 25%
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Candidate  | Neil Turner | Tom Peet
Party  | Labour | Conservative
Popular vote  | 9,641 | 2,912
Percentage  | 59.6% | 18.0%
Swing  |  9.0pp |  1.1pp

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| Third party  | Fourth party
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Candidate  | Jonathan Rule | John Whittaker
Party  | Liberal Democrats | UKIP
Popular vote  | 2,148  | 834
Percentage  | 13.3%  | 5.2%
Swing  |  3.3pp | New

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| MP before election

Roger Stott
Labour

| Elected MP

Neil Turner
Labour

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

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[edit]

Wigan by-election, 1999[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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
| UKIP | John Whittaker | 834  | 5.2  | New
| Socialist Labour | William Kelly  | 240  | 1.5  | New
| Green | Chris Maile  | 190  | 1.2  |  0.2
| National Democrats | Stephen Ebbs  | 100  | 0.6  | New
| Natural Law | Paul Davis  | 64  | 0.4  |  0.2
| Independent | David Braid  | 58  | 0.4  | New
Majority  | 6,729  | 41.6  |  10.1
Turnout | 16,187  | 25.0  |  42.7
| Labour hold | Swing |  5.0  |

## Result of the previous general election[edit]

General election 1997: Wigan[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Roger Stott | 30,043  | 68.6  |  5.6
| Conservative | Mark A. Loveday  | 7,400  | 16.9  |  6.7
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor R. Beswick  | 4,390  | 10.0  |  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  |  0.2
Majority  | 22,643  | 51.7  |  12.3
Turnout | 43,819  | 67.7  |  8.5
| Labour hold | Swing |  6.2  |

## References[edit]

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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