1997 General Election - West Suffolk
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | West Suffolk |
| Turnout | 71.5% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Spring, Richard | Conservative | 20,081 |
| Jefferys, Michael | Labour | 18,214 |
| Graves, Adrian | Liberal Democrats | 6,892 |
| Carver, James | Referendum | 3,724 |
| Shearer, Alistair | Natural Law | 171 |