| Year: | 1997 |
|---|---|
| General election: | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency: | Beckenham |
| Turnout: | 74.6% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Merchant, Piers | Conservative | 23084 |
| Hughes, Robert | Labour | 18131 |
| Vetterlein, Rosemary | Liberal Democrats | 9858 |
| Mead, Leonard | Referendum | 1663 |
| Rimmer, Phil | Liberal | 720 |
| Pratt, Christopher | UKIP | 506 |
| McAuley, John | National Front | 388 |