Boston City Council elections were held on November 4, 1997.
All 13 seats (nine district representatives and four at-large members) were contested in the general election.
Eight seats (four districts and the four at-large members) had also been contested in the preliminary election held on September 23, 1997.
Councillors Francis Roache, Peggy Davis-Mullen, Dapper O'Neil, and Stephen J. Murphy were re-elected.
[2] Councillor Diane J. Modica lost her seat to Paul Scapicchio.