1997 General Election - Ashfield
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Ashfield |
| Turnout | 70.0% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Hoon, Geoff | Labour | 32,979 |
| Simmonds, Mark | Conservative | 10,251 |
| Smith, William | Liberal Democrats | 4,882 |
| Betts, Martin | Referendum | 1,896 |
| Belshaw, Steven | BNP | 595 |