He then worked as an engineer for the Post Office and became local councillor for the Labour Party in Rochdale, where he was the Chair of the Housing Committee.
The marriage ended in 1982 and he married again for a second time to a teacher Gillian Pye on 30 March 1985 and later had two children Daniel and Ciara.
When Stott was not working, he loved to play sport, he was a great rugby league fan and went to watch it whenever he had the chance.
Stott represented the North West Region on the National Committee of the Labour Party Young Socialists in 1969, following Peter Kent.
Stott was a longtime joint chairman of the Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding, and served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to James Callaghan during his administration.