1997 General Election - Truro and St Austell
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Truro and St Austell |
| Turnout | 73.9% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Taylor, Matthew | Liberal Democrats | 27,502 |
| Badcock, Neil | Conservative | 15,001 |
| Dooley, Michael | Labour | 8,697 |
| Hearn, Carl | Referendum | 3,682 |
| Haithwaite, Alan | UKIP | 576 |
| Robinson, Dorienne | Greens | 482 |
| Hicks, Davyth | Mebyon Kernow | 450 |
| Yelland, Lorna | Independent | 240 |
| Bolland, Peter | Natural Law | 117 |