1997 General Election - East Devon
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | East Devon |
| Turnout | 76.1% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Emery, Peter | Conservative | 22,797 |
| Trethewey, Rachel | Liberal Democrats | 15,308 |
| Siantonas, Andrew | Labour | 9,292 |
| Dixon, William | Referendum | 3,200 |
| Halliwell, Geoffrey | Liberal | 1,363 |
| Giffard, Colin | UKIP | 459 |
| Needs, Gary | National Democrats | 131 |