1997 General Election - Maidstone and The Weald
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Maidstone and The Weald |
| Turnout | 74.0% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Widdecombe, Ann | Conservative | 23,657 |
| Morgan, John | Labour | 14,054 |
| Nelson, Jane | Liberal Democrats | 11,986 |
| Hopkins, Sarah | Referendum | 1,998 |
| Cleator, Maureen | Socialist Labour | 979 |
| Kemp, Penny | Greens | 480 |
| Owen, Ruth | UKIP | 339 |
| Oldbury, John | Natural Law | 115 |