1997 General Election - Edinburgh South
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Edinburgh South |
| Turnout | 71.8% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Griffiths, Nigel | Labour | 20,993 |
| Smith, Elizabeth | Conservative | 9,541 |
| Pringle, Mike | Liberal Democrats | 7,911 |
| Hargreaves, John | SNP | 5,791 |
| McLean, Ian | Referendum | 504 |
| Dunn, Bradley | Natural Law | 98 |