1997 General Election - Hove
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Hove |
| Turnout | 69.7% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Caplin, Ivor | Labour | 21,458 |
| Guy, Robert | Conservative | 17,499 |
| Pearce, Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 4,645 |
| Field, Stuart | Referendum | 1,931 |
| Furness, John | Independent Conservative | 1,735 |
| Mulligan, Philip | Greens | 644 |
| Vause, John | UKIP | 209 |