1987 General Election - Motherwell South
| Year | 1987 |
| General election | 1987 General Election |
| Constituency | Motherwell South |
| Turnout | 75.5% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Bray, Jeremy | Labour | 22,957 |
| Wright, James | SNP | 6,027 |
| Bercow, John | Conservative | 5,702 |
| MacGregor, Ross | Social Democratic | 4,463 |
| Somerville, Robert | Communist | 223 |