1997 General Election - Wirral South
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Wirral South |
| Turnout | 81.0% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Chapman, Ben | Labour | 24,499 |
| Byrom, Les | Conservative | 17,495 |
| Gilchrist, Philip | Liberal Democrats | 5,018 |
| Wilcox, Donald | Referendum | 768 |
| Nielsen, Jane | People's Labour | 264 |
| Mead, Geoffrey | Natural Law | 51 |