1997 General Election - East Ham
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | East Ham |
| Turnout | 60.8% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Timms, Stephen | Labour | 25,779 |
| Bray, Angela | Conservative | 6,421 |
| Khan, Imran | Socialist Labour | 2,697 |
| Sole, Mike | Liberal Democrats | 2,599 |
| Smith, Colin | BNP | 1,258 |
| McCann, Joy | Referendum | 845 |
| Hardy, Graham | National Democrats | 290 |