Preston by-election, 2000
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The Member of Parliament for Preston, Audrey Wise, (Labour) died on September 2, 2000.
A by-election to fill the seat was held on November 23. The Labour vote share declined, but with the main beneficiaries being fringe parties they held the seat comfortably.
Results
The turnout was 29.4%.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change |
| Mark Hendrick | Labour/Co-op | 9,765 | 45.7% | -15.1% |
| Graham O'Hare | Conservative | 5,339 | 25.0% | +3.1% |
| Bill Chadwick | Liberal Democrat | 3,454 | 16.2% | +1.5% |
| Terry Cartwright | Socialist Alliance | 1,210 | 5.7% | |
| Gregg Beaman | UK Independence Party | 458 | 2.1% | |
| Richard Merrick | Green Party | 441 | 2.1% | |
| Peter Garrett | Independent | 416 | 2.0% | |
| Chris Jackson | British National Party | 229 | 1.1% | |
| David Franklin-Braid | Independent | 51 | 0.2% |
General Election result, 1997
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| Audrey Wise | (Lab) | 29,220 | 60.8% |
| Paul Gray | (C) | 10,540 | 21.9% |
| William Chadwick | (L Dem) | 7,045 | 14.7% |
| John Porter | (RP) | 924 | 1.9% |
| John Ashforth | (NLP) | 345 | 0.7% |