1999 Wigan by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2021 July 2012 1999 Wigan by-election United Kingdom parliamentary no 1997 United Kingdom general election 1997 2001 United Kingdom general election 2001 23 September 1999 25% Neil Turner Labour Party (UK) 9,641 59.6% 9.0pp Tom Peet Conservative Party (UK) 2,912 18.0% 1.1pp Jonathan Rule Liberal Democrats (UK) 2,148 13.3% 3.3pp John Whittaker 150x150px UK Independence Party 834 5.2% New MP Roger Stott Neil Turner Labour Labour A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Wigan was held on 23 September 1999 following the death of incumbent Labour Party MP Roger Stott. Neil Turner, who had been a local Labour councillor for 27 years, held the seat for the party. The by-election was contested by nine candidates in total. The Conservatives chose Tom Peet, who was an active Trade Unionist and had worked at a nearby coal mine. The result was a win 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, 1999http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1997.html Results of Byelections in the 1997-2002 Parliament Boothroyd David 5 October 2015 United Kingdom Election Results Labour Party (UK) Neil Turner 9,641 59.6 9.0 Conservative Party (UK) Tom Peet 2,912 18.0 1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Rule 2,148 13.3 3.3 UK Independence Party John Whittaker 834 5.2 New Socialist Labour Party (UK) William Kelly 240 1.5 New Green Party of England and Wales Chris Maile 190 1.2 0.2 National Democrats (UK) Stephen Ebbs 100 0.6 New Natural Law Party Paul Davis 64 0.4 0.2 Independent politician David Braid 58 0.4 New 6,729 41.6 10.1 16,187 25.0 42.7 Labour Party (UK) 5.0 Result of the previous general election General election 1997: WiganElection Data 1997 http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt Electoral Calculus 18 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt 15 October 2011 Labour Party (UK) Roger Stott 30,043 68.6 5.6 Conservative Party (UK) Mark A. Loveday 7,400 16.9 6.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Trevor R. Beswick 4,390 10.0 1.0 Referendum Party Anthony Bradborne 1,450 3.3 New Green Party of England and Wales Christopher Maile 442 1.0 New Natural Law Party William J. Ayliffe 94 0.2 0.2 22,643 51.7 12.3 43,819 67.7 8.5 Labour Party (UK) 6.2 References Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Greater Manchester constituencies Category:Elections in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan Category:1999 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1999 in England Category:1990s in Greater Manchester Category:September 1999 in the United Kingdom