1999 Wigan by-election

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1999 Wigan by-election
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  1997 23 September 1999 2001  
Turnout25%
 First partySecond party
 
Candidate Neil Turner Tom Peet
Party Labour Conservative
Popular vote9,6412,912
Percentage59.6%18.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg9.0 pp Increase2.svg 1.1pp

 Third partyFourth party
  John Whittaker.jpg
CandidateJonathan Rule John Whittaker
Party Liberal Democrats UKIP
Popular vote2,148834
Percentage13.3%5.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.3pp New

MP before election

Roger Stott
Labour

Elected MP

Neil Turner
Labour

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

Contents

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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Turner 9,641 59.6 Decrease2.svg 9.0
Conservative Tom Peet2,91218.0Increase2.svg 1.1
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Rule2,14813.3Increase2.svg 3.3
UKIP John Whittaker 8345.2New
Socialist Labour William Kelly2401.5New
Green Chris Maile1901.2Increase2.svg 0.2
National Democrats Stephen Ebbs1000.6New
Natural Law Paul Davis640.4Increase2.svg 0.2
Independent David Braid580.4New
Majority6,72941.6Decrease2.svg 10.1
Turnout 16,18725.0Decrease2.svg 42.7
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg 5.0

Result of the previous general election

General election 1997: Wigan [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roger Stott 30,043 68.6 Increase2.svg 5.6
Conservative Mark A. Loveday7,40016.9Decrease2.svg 6.7
Liberal Democrats Trevor R. Beswick4,39010.0Decrease2.svg 1.0
Referendum Anthony Bradborne1,4503.3New
Green Christopher Maile4421.0New
Natural Law William J. Ayliffe940.2Decrease2.svg 0.2
Majority22,64351.7Increase2.svg 12.3
Turnout 43,81967.7Decrease2.svg 8.5
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 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.