1997 General Election - Tamworth
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Tamworth |
| Turnout | 74.2% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Jenkins, Brian | Labour | 25,808 |
| Lightbown, Lady | Conservative | 18,312 |
| Pinkett, Jennifer | Liberal Democrats | 4,025 |
| Livesey, Dianne | Referendum | 1,163 |
| Lamb, Christopher | UKIP | 369 |
| Twelvetrees, Catherine | Liberal | 177 |