1997 General Election - Batley and Spen
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Batley and Spen |
| Turnout | 73.1% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Wood, Michael | Labour | 23,213 |
| Peacock, Elizabeth | Conservative | 17,072 |
| Pinnock, Kathryn | Liberal Democrats | 4,133 |
| Wood, Ed | Referendum | 1,691 |
| Smith, Ron | BNP | 472 |
| Lord, Clive | Greens | 384 |