1997 General Election - Worthing West
| Year | 1997 |
| General election | 1997 General Election |
| Constituency | Worthing West |
| Turnout | 72.1% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Bottomley, Peter | Conservative | 23,733 |
| Hare, Christopher | Liberal Democrats | 16,020 |
| Adams, John | Labour | 8,347 |
| John, Nick | Referendum | 2,313 |
| Cross, Timothy | UKIP | 1,029 |