1997 General Election - Leicester South
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Leicester South |
| Turnout | 67.1% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Marshall, Jim | Labour | 27,914 |
| Heaton-Harris, Chris | Conservative | 11,421 |
| Coles, Barry | Liberal Democrats | 6,654 |
| Hancock, John | Referendum | 1,184 |
| Dooher, Jim | Socialist Labour | 634 |
| Sills, Kevin | National Democrats | 307 |