claim: Chris Mullin played with a team who play basketball professionally.
evidence: A by-election was held for the United Kingdom parliament constituency of Wirral South , in Merseyside , England , on 27 February 1997 .. by-election. by-election. United Kingdom. United Kingdom. constituency. constituency. Wirral South. Wirral South ( UK Parliament constituency ). Merseyside. Merseyside. England. England. The seat became vacant on the death of Conservative Party Member of Parliament Barry Porter , and was won by Labour 's Ben Chapman .. Conservative Party. Conservative Party ( UK ). Member of Parliament. Member of Parliament. Barry Porter. Barry Porter. Labour. Labour Party ( UK ). Ben Chapman. Ben Chapman ( politician ). The Conservative loss in this seat , which came close to the last possible date for a general election , meant that they no longer had a majority in the House of Commons .. general election. general election. House of Commons. British House of Commons. Wirral South was the last in a run of significant Conservative losses , following a period of dissatisfaction with the Major years .. Wirral South. Wirral South ( UK Parliament constituency ). This was the last Conservative loss to Labour in a by-election until the Corby by-election , 2012 .. by-election. by-election. Labour. Labour Party ( UK ). Labour has held this seat since the by-election .. by-election. by-election. Labour. Labour Party ( UK )