1997 General Election - Darlington
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Darlington |
| Turnout | 74.0% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Milburn, Alan | Labour | 29,658 |
| Scrope, Peter | Conservative | 13,633 |
| Boxell, Leslie | Liberal Democrats | 3,483 |
| Blakey, Michael | Referendum | 1,399 |