London: 1997 general election results
How London voted at the 1997 general election: Labour won 57 of 74 seats with 49.5% of the vote. Every constituency result.
| Party | Seats | Change | Votes | Share | Change | Share bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 57 | +22 | 1,643,329 | 49.5% | +12.4 | |
| Conservative | 11 | −37 | 1,036,082 | 31.2% | −14.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | +5 | 485,511 | 14.6% | −1.3 | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 156,126 | 4.7% | +3.0 |
Change compared with the 1992 general election in London.
Constituencies
Download CSV| Constituency | Winner | Majority | % | Turnout | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barking | Lab | 15,896 | 48.2 | 61.7% | |
| Battersea | Lab | 5,360 | 11.3 | 70.9% | |
| Beckenham | Con | 4,953 | 9.1 | 74.3% | |
| Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab | 11,285 | 25.3 | 60.3% | |
| Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | 3,415 | 7.1 | 76.1% | |
| Brent East | Lab | 15,882 | 45.0 | 65.9% | |
| Brent North | Lab | 4,019 | 10.5 | 70.5% | |
| Brent South | Lab | 19,691 | 57.1 | 64.5% | |
| Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | 14,424 | 25.7 | 69.5% | |
| Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | 11,118 | 21.1 | 74.1% | |
| Camberwell and Peckham | Lab | 16,451 | 58.0 | 55.3% | |
| Carshalton and Wallington | LD | 2,267 | 4.7 | 73.3% | |
| Chingford and Woodford Green | Con | 5,714 | 12.9 | 70.7% | |
| Chipping Barnet | Con | 1,035 | 2.1 | 71.7% | |
| Cities of London and Westminster | Con | 4,881 | 12.2 | 54.2% | |
| Croydon Central | Lab | 3,897 | 7.0 | 69.6% | |
| Croydon North | Lab | 18,398 | 35.0 | 68.2% | |
| Croydon South | Con | 11,930 | 22.0 | 73.5% | |
| Dagenham | Lab | 17,054 | 47.2 | 62.1% | |
| Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab | 16,769 | 36.8 | 65.0% | |
| Ealing Acton and Shepherd'S Bush | Lab | 15,650 | 32.6 | 66.7% | |
| Ealing North | Lab | 9,160 | 16.4 | 71.3% | |
| Ealing Southall | Lab | 21,423 | 39.2 | 66.9% | |
| East Ham | Lab | 19,358 | 48.5 | 60.3% | |
| Edmonton | Lab | 13,472 | 30.1 | 70.3% | |
| Eltham | Lab | 10,182 | 23.5 | 75.7% | |
| Enfield North | Lab | 6,822 | 14.3 | 70.4% | |
| Enfield Southgate | Lab | 1,433 | 3.1 | 70.6% | |
| Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | 17,424 | 41.9 | 65.6% | |
| Feltham and Heston | Lab | 15,273 | 32.8 | 64.9% | |
| Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | 3,189 | 6.3 | 69.5% | |
| Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab | 18,128 | 44.9 | 65.9% | |
| Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab | 15,627 | 48.3 | 52.0% | |
| Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | 14,990 | 44.4 | 54.5% | |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | 3,842 | 7.1 | 68.7% | |
| Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | 13,284 | 30.2 | 67.9% | |
| Harrow East | Lab | 9,734 | 17.1 | 71.2% | |
| Harrow West | Lab | 1,240 | 2.4 | 72.8% | |
| Hayes and Harlington | Lab | 14,291 | 34.8 | 72.4% | |
| Hendon | Lab | 6,155 | 12.3 | 65.6% | |
| Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | 17,903 | 47.1 | 60.3% | |
| Hornchurch | Lab | 5,680 | 12.9 | 72.8% | |
| Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab | 20,499 | 39.8 | 69.1% | |
| Ilford North | Lab | 3,224 | 6.6 | 72.7% | |
| Ilford South | Lab | 14,200 | 28.4 | 70.2% | |
| Islington North | Lab | 19,955 | 55.7 | 62.5% | |
| Islington South and Finsbury | Lab | 14,563 | 41.2 | 63.7% | |
| Kensington and Chelsea | Con | 9,519 | 25.7 | 54.7% | |
| Kingston and Surbiton | LD | 56 | 0.1 | 75.4% | |
| Lewisham Deptford | Lab | 18,878 | 56.1 | 57.9% | |
| Lewisham East | Lab | 12,127 | 32.4 | 66.4% | |
| Lewisham West | Lab | 14,317 | 38.1 | 64.0% | |
| Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | 15,186 | 38.6 | 63.2% | |
| Mitcham and Morden | Lab | 13,741 | 28.7 | 73.3% | |
| North Southwark and Bermondsey | LD | 3,387 | 8.3 | 60.4% | |
| Old Bexley and Sidcup | Con | 3,569 | 6.9 | 75.5% | |
| Orpington | Con | 2,952 | 4.9 | 76.3% | |
| Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | 18,915 | 48.2 | 57.7% | |
| Putney | Lab | 2,976 | 6.8 | 73.3% | |
| Regent'S Park and Kensington North | Lab | 14,657 | 31.0 | 68.4% | |
| Richmond Park | LD | 2,951 | 5.2 | 79.0% | |
| Romford | Lab | 649 | 1.5 | 71.1% | |
| Ruislip Northwood | Con | 7,794 | 17.4 | 74.2% | |
| Streatham | Lab | 18,423 | 41.0 | 60.2% | |
| Sutton and Cheam | LD | 2,097 | 4.5 | 75.0% | |
| Tooting | Lab | 15,011 | 32.6 | 69.3% | |
| Tottenham | Lab | 20,200 | 53.6 | 56.9% | |
| Twickenham | LD | 4,281 | 7.4 | 79.0% | |
| Upminster | Lab | 2,770 | 6.7 | 72.8% | |
| Uxbridge | Con | 724 | 1.7 | 72.4% | |
| Vauxhall | Lab | 18,660 | 47.8 | 55.5% | |
| Walthamstow | Lab | 17,149 | 42.8 | 62.8% | |
| West Ham | Lab | 19,494 | 57.9 | 58.5% | |
| Wimbledon | Lab | 2,990 | 6.2 | 75.4% |
Questions and answers
Who won in London at the 1997 general election?
Labour won 57 of the 74 seats in London, with 49.5% of the vote.
How many seats were there in London in 1997?
74 constituencies.
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