1997 General Election - Sunderland South
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Sunderland South |
| Turnout | 58.8% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Mullin, Christopher | Labour | 27,174 |
| Schofield, Timothy | Conservative | 7,536 |
| Lennox, John | Liberal Democrats | 4,606 |
| Wilkinson, Margaret | UKIP | 609 |