Wigan by-election, 1999
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The Labour Member of Parliament for Wigan, Roger Stott, died on August 9, 1999, creating a by-election in the constituency. Polling day was set for September 23. Labour selected Neil Turner, who had been a local councillor for 27 years, to defend the seat. The Conservatives chose Tom Peet, who was an active Trade Unionist and had worked at a nearby coal mine.
Wigan was a massively safe Labour seat and none of the other candidates could form an effective challenge.
Results
The turnout was 25%.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change |
| Neil Turner | Labour | 9,641 | 59.6% | -9.0% |
| Tom Peet | Conservative | 2,912 | 18.0% | +1.1% |
| Jonathan Rule | Liberal Democrat | 2,148 | 13.3% | +3.3% |
| John Whittaker | UK Independence Party | 834 | 5.2% | |
| William Kelly | Socialist Labour Party | 240 | 1.5% | |
| Chris Maile | Wigan Greens | 190 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| Stephen Ebbs | Monster Raving Loony | 100 | 0.6% | |
| Paul Davis | Natural Law Party | 64 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| David Braid | Independent | 58 | 0.4% |
General Election result, 1997
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| Roger Stott | (Lab) | 30,043 | 68.6% |
| Mark Loveday | (C) | 7,400 | 16.9% |
| Trevor Beswick | (L Dem) | 4,390 | 10.0% |
| Anthony Bradborne | (RP) | 1,450 | 3.3% |
| Christopher Maile | (GP) | 442 | 1.0% |
| W.J. Ayliffe | (NLP) | 94 | 0.2% |