1997 General Election - Leicester West
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Leicester West |
| Turnout | 63.4% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Hewitt, Patricia | Labour | 22,580 |
| Thomas, Richard | Conservative | 9,716 |
| Jones, Mark | Liberal Democrats | 5,795 |
| Shooter, William | Referendum | 970 |
| Forse, Geoff | Greens | 586 |
| Roberts, David | Socialist Labour | 452 |
| Nicholls, Josephine | Socialist Alternative | 327 |
| Belshaw, Adrian | BNP | 302 |
| Potter, Clive | National Democrats | 186 |