1997 General Election - Manchester Central
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Manchester Central |
| Turnout | 52.6% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Lloyd, Tony | Labour | 23,803 |
| Firth, Alison | Liberal Democrats | 4,121 |
| McIlwane, Simon | Conservative | 3,964 |
| Rafferty, Francis | Socialist Labour | 810 |
| Maxwell, Bill | Referendum | 742 |
| Rigby, Timothy | Communist League | 97 |