1997 General Election - Bedford
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Bedford |
| Turnout | 73.5% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Hall, Patrick | Labour | 24,774 |
| Blackman, Robert | Conservative | 16,474 |
| Noyce, Christopher | Liberal Democrats | 6,044 |
| Conquest, Peter | Referendum | 1,503 |
| Saunders, Patricia | Natural Law | 149 |