1987 General Election - Ipswich
| Year | 1987 |
| General election | 1987 General Election |
| Constituency | Ipswich |
| Turnout | 77.1% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Irvine, Michael | Conservative | 23,328 |
| Weetch, Ken | Labour | 22,454 |
| Nicholson, Hugh | Social Democratic | 6,596 |
| Lettice, David | Workers Revolutionary | 174 |