1999 Wigan by-election
UK parliamentary by-election
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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.
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23 September 1999
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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
| 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 |
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Result of the previous general election
| 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 |
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