1997 General Election - Hertford and Stortford
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Hertford and Stortford |
| Turnout | 75.9% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Wells, Bowen | Conservative | 24,027 |
| Spellar, Simon | Labour | 17,142 |
| Wood, Michael | Liberal Democrats | 9,689 |
| Croft, Hugo | Referendum | 2,105 |
| Smalley, Bryan | UKIP | 1,233 |
| Franey, Michael | ProLife Alliance | 259 |