1997 General Election - Pontypridd
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Pontypridd |
| Turnout | 71.4% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Howells, Kim | Labour | 29,290 |
| Howells, Nigel | Liberal Democrats | 6,161 |
| Cowen, Jonathan | Conservative | 5,910 |
| Llewelyn, Owain | Plaid Cymru | 2,977 |
| Wood, John | Referendum | 874 |
| Skelly, Peter | Socialist Labour | 380 |
| Griffiths, Robert | Communist | 178 |
| Moore, Anthony | Natural Law | 85 |