Tatton in the 1997 general election

Tatton in the 1997 general election
1 May 1997
Tatton constituency
Turnout76.1% (4.7%)
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Martin Bell Neil Hamilton
Party Independent Conservative
Alliance Labour
Liberal Democrats
Popular vote 29,354 18,277
Percentage 60.2% 37.5%
Swing 30.4% 17.6%
MP before election

Neil Hamilton
Conservative

 Elected MP

Martin Bell
Independent

Tatton in the 1997 general election was one of the UK's highest-profile constituencies. In what was previously one of the safest Conservative seats in the country, Independent candidate, Martin Bell managed to take the seat from the sitting Conservative MP, Neil Hamilton.

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