1997 General Election - Portsmouth North
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Portsmouth North |
| Turnout | 70.1% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Rapson, Syd | Labour | 21,339 |
| Griffiths, Peter | Conservative | 17,016 |
| Sollitt, Steve | Liberal Democrats | 4,788 |
| Evelegh, Shaun | Referendum | 1,757 |
| Coe, Peter | UKIP | 298 |
| Bex, Colin | Wessex Regionalist | 72 |