The 2000 Preston by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in England on 23 November 2000, to elect a new Member of Parliament (MP) for the House of Commons constituency of Preston in Lancashire. The vacancy was caused by the death on 2 September 2000 of Audrey Wise, the constituency's Labour Party MP. The Labour vote share declined, but with the main beneficiaries being fringe parties, the Labour candidate Mark Hendrick held the seat comfortably. Peter Garrett used the description "Preston Christian Alliance". David Braid used the description "Battle for Britain"