British General Election 97

<table border=0 width=480> <tr><td> <H3>The Parties</H3> Details of all the parties with candidates at the election can be found here... <p> <center> <table> <tr><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/pacon.htm>Conservative Party</a><BR> </td><td width=20></td><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/pagreen.htm>Green Party</a><BR> </td></tr> <tr><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/palab.htm>Labour Party</a><BR> </td><td width=20></td><td> <a href=parefer.htm>Referendum Party</a><BR> </td></tr> <tr><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/palibde.htm>Liberal Democrats</a><BR> </td><td width=20></td><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/pasocla.htm>Socialist Labour Party</a><BR> </td></tr> <tr><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/pasnp.htm>Scottish National Party</a><BR> </td><td width=20></td><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/paukip.htm>United Kingdom Independence Party</a><BR> </td></tr> <tr><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/paplaid.htm>Plaid Cymru</a><BR> </td><td width=20></td><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/paliber.htm>Liberal Party</a><BR> </td></tr> <tr><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/pauup.htm>Ulster Unionist Party</a> </td><td width=20></td><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/panatdem.htm>National Democrats</a><BR> </td></tr> <tr><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/padup.htm>Democratic Unionist Party</a><BR> </td><td width=20></td><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/pasocgb.htm>Socialist Party of Great Britain</a><BR> </td></tr> <tr><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/papup.htm>Progressive Unionist Party</a><BR> </td><td width=20></td><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/paprol.htm>Pro-Life Alliance</a><BR> </td></tr> <tr><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/pasdlp.htm>Social Democratic and Labour Party</a><BR> </td><td width=20></td><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/pasocial.htm>Socialist Party</a><BR> </td></tr> <tr><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/paudp.htm>Ulster Democratic Party</a><BR> </td><td width=20></td><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/pasoceq.htm>Socialist Equality Party</a><BR> </td></tr> <tr><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/pauku.htm>UK Unionist Party</a><BR> </td><td width=20></td><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/panatla.htm>Natural Law Party</a><BR> </td></tr> <tr><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/paapni.htm>Alliance Party of Northern Ireland</a><BR> </td><td width=20></td><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/pabnp.htm>British National Party</a><BR> </td></tr> <tr><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/pasinfei.htm>Sinn Fein</a><BR> </td><td width=20></td><td> <a href=/election97/background/parties/pathird.htm>Third Way</a><BR> </td></tr> </table> </center><P> There are also profiles of the main three party leaders, taken from "The BBC News General Election Guide" (published by HarperCollins):<P><CENTER><A HREF="/election97/background/parties/harpmaj.htm">John Major</A>  <A HREF="/election97/background/parties/harpbla.htm">Tony Blair</A>  <A HREF="/election97/background/parties/harpash.htm">Paddy Ashdown</A> </CENTER> </td></tr></table>