1997 General Election - South Thanet
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | South Thanet |
| Turnout | 71.6% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Ladyman, Stephen | Labour | 20,777 |
| Aitken, Jonathan | Conservative | 17,899 |
| Hewitt-Silk, Barbara | Liberal Democrats | 5,263 |
| Crook, C | Independent | 631 |
| Wheatley, David | Greens | 418 |