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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1997 United Kingdom general election
| country = United Kingdom
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 1992 United Kingdom general election
| previous_year = 1992
| outgoing_members = List of MPs elected in the 1992 United Kingdom general election
| next_election = 2001 United Kingdom general election
| next_year = 2001
| elected_members = List of MPs elected in the 1997 United Kingdom general election
| seats_for_election = All 659 seats to the House of Commons
| majority_seats = 330
| elected_mps = Members elected
| election_date = 1 May 1997
| turnout = 71.3% (
6.4%)
| opinion_polls = Opinion polling for the 1997 United Kingdom general election
| image1 = 
| leader1 = Tony Blair
| leader_since1 = 21 July 1994
| party1 = Labour Party (UK)
| leaders_seat1 = Sedgefield
| last_election1 = 271 seats, 34.4%
| seats1 = 418
| seat_change1 = 
145
| popular_vote1 = 13,518,167
| percentage1 = 43.2%
| swing1 = 8.8%
| image2 = .jpg)
| leader2 = John Major
| leader_since2 = 4 July 1995
| party2 = Conservative Party (UK)
| leaders_seat2 = Huntingdon
| last_election2 = 336 seats, 41.9%
| seats2 = 165
| seat_change2 = 171
| popular_vote2 = 9,600,943
| percentage2 = 30.7%
| swing2 = 11.2%
| image3 = 
| leader3 = Paddy Ashdown
| leader_since3 = 16 July 1988
| party3 = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| leaders_seat3 = Yeovil
| last_election3 = 20 seats, 17.8%
| seats3 = 46
| seat_change3 = 26
| popular_vote3 = 5,242,947
| percentage3 = 16.8%
| swing3 = 1.0%
| map_image = UK General Election, 1997.svg | map_size = 370px | map_caption = Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
| title = Prime Minister | posttitle = Prime Minister after election | before_election = John Major | before_party = Conservative Party (UK) | after_election = Tony Blair | after_party = Labour Party (UK)