1997 General Election - Wansbeck
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Wansbeck |
| Turnout | 71.7% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Murphy, Denis | Labour | 29,569 |
| Thompson, Alan | Liberal Democrats | 7,202 |
| Green, Paul | Conservative | 6,299 |
| Gompertz, Peter | Referendum | 1,146 |
| Best, Nic | Greens | 956 |