1997 General Election - Dumfries
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Dumfries |
| Turnout | 78.9% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Brown, Russell | Labour | 23,528 |
| Stevenson, Struan | Conservative | 13,885 |
| Higgins, Robert | SNP | 5,977 |
| Wallace, Neil | Liberal Democrats | 5,487 |
| Parker, David | Referendum | 533 |
| Hunter, Elizabeth | Natural Law | 117 |