1997 General Election - Chatham and Aylesford
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Chatham and Aylesford |
| Turnout | 71.1% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Shaw, Jonathan | Labour | 21,191 |
| Knox-Johnston, Richard | Conservative | 18,401 |
| Murray, Robin | Liberal Democrats | 7,389 |
| Riddle, Keith | Referendum | 1,538 |
| Harding, Alan | UKIP | 493 |
| Martell, Timothy | Natural Law | 149 |