1997 General Election - Beverley and Holderness
| Year | 1997 | 
| General election | 1997 General Election | 
| Constituency | Beverley and Holderness | 
| Turnout | 73.1% | 
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Cran, James | Conservative | 21,629 | 
| O'Neill, Norman | Labour | 20,418 | 
| Melling, John | Liberal Democrats | 9,689 | 
| Barley, David | UKIP | 695 | 
| Withers, Stewart | Natural Law | 111 |