1997 General Election - Bootle
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Bootle |
| Turnout | 66.7% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Benton, Joe | Labour | 31,668 |
| Matthews, Rupert | Conservative | 3,247 |
| Reid, Kiron | Liberal Democrats | 2,191 |
| Elliot, James | Referendum | 571 |
| Glover, Peter | Socialist Labour | 420 |
| Cohen, Simon | Natural Law | 126 |