1997 General Election - Reading East
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Reading East |
| Turnout | 70.2% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Griffiths, Jane | Labour | 21,461 |
| Watts, John | Conservative | 17,666 |
| Samuel, Sam | Liberal Democrats | 9,307 |
| Harmer, David | Referendum | 1,042 |
| Buckley, John | Natural Law | 254 |
| Thornton, Amy | UKIP | 252 |
| Packer, Barbara | BNP | 238 |