1997 General Election - South East Cornwall
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | South East Cornwall |
| Turnout | 75.7% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Breed, Colin | Liberal Democrats | 27,044 |
| Lightfoot, Warwick | Conservative | 20,564 |
| Kirk, Dorothy | Labour | 7,358 |
| Wonnacott, James | UKIP | 1,428 |
| Dunbar, Paul | Mebyon Kernow | 573 |
| Weights, Bill | Liberal | 268 |
| Hartley, Margot | Natural Law | 197 |