1997 General Election - Pontefract and Castleford
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Pontefract and Castleford |
| Turnout | 66.4% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Cooper, Yvette | Labour | 31,339 |
| Flook, Adrian | Conservative | 5,614 |
| Paxton, Wesley | Liberal Democrats | 3,042 |
| Wood, Richard | Referendum | 1,401 |