1997 General Election - Cardiff Central
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Cardiff Central |
| Turnout | 69.8% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Jones, Jon | Labour Co-op | 18,464 |
| Randerson, Jennifer | Liberal Democrats | 10,541 |
| Melding, David | Conservative | 8,470 |
| Burns, Terence | Socialist Labour | 2,230 |
| Vernon, Wayne | Plaid Cymru | 1,504 |
| Lloyd, Nick | Referendum | 760 |
| James, Craig | Monster Raving Loony | 204 |
| Hobbs, Anthony | Natural Law | 80 |