1997 General Election - Cunninghame South
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Cunninghame South |
| Turnout | 71.5% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Donohoe, Brian | Labour | 22,233 |
| Burgess, Margaret | SNP | 7,364 |
| Paterson, Pamela | Conservative | 3,571 |
| Watson, Erlend | Liberal Democrats | 1,604 |
| Edwin, Krishna | Socialist Labour | 494 |
| Martlew, Allan | Referendum | 178 |