1997 General Election - Kettering
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Kettering |
| Turnout | 75.8% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Sawford, Phil | Labour | 24,650 |
| Freeman, Roger | Conservative | 24,461 |
| Aron, Roger | Liberal Democrats | 6,098 |
| Smith, Arthur | Referendum | 1,551 |
| Carpentier, Rosemary le | Natural Law | 197 |