1997 General Election - Glasgow Govan
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Glasgow Govan |
| Turnout | 64.7% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Sarwar, Mohammad | Labour | 14,216 |
| Sturgeon, Nicola | SNP | 11,302 |
| Thomas, William | Conservative | 2,839 |
| Stewart, Bob | Liberal Democrats | 1,918 |
| McCombes, Alan | Scottish Socialist Alliance | 755 |
| Paton, Peter | Independent | 325 |
| Badar, Islam | Independent | 319 |
| Abbasi, Zahid | Independent | 221 |
| MacDonald, Kenneth | Referendum | 201 |
| White, James | BNP | 149 |