1997 General Election - Mid Sussex
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Mid Sussex |
| Turnout | 77.7% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Soames, Nicholas | Conservative | 23,231 |
| Collins, Margaret | Liberal Democrats | 16,377 |
| Hamilton, Mervyn | Labour | 9,969 |
| Large, Tam | Referendum | 3,146 |
| Barnett, John | UKIP | 606 |
| Tudway, Ernest | Justice and Renewal Independent Party | 134 |