1997 General Election - Southport
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Southport |
| Turnout | 72.1% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Fearn, Ronald | Liberal Democrats | 24,356 |
| Banks, Matthew | Conservative | 18,186 |
| Norman, Sarah | Labour | 6,129 |
| Buckle, Frank | Referendum | 1,368 |
| Ashton, Susan | Liberal | 386 |
| Lines, Elizabeth | Natural Law | 93 |
| Middleton, Michael | National Democrats | 92 |