Tatton in the 1997 general election

Tatton in the 1997 general election

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Tatton constituency
Turnout	76.1% (4.7%)
First party Second party   Candidate Martin Bell Neil Hamilton Party Independent Conservative Alliance Labour Liberal Democrats Popular vote 29,354 18,277 Percentage 60.2% 37.5% Swing 30.4% 17.6%
MP before election Neil Hamilton Conservative Elected MP Martin Bell Independent

Tatton in the 1997 general election was one of the UK's highest-profile constituencies. It was the fourth safest Conservative seat in the country, where an independent candidate, Martin Bell managed to take the seat from the sitting Conservative MP, Neil Hamilton.