1983 General Election - Ashford
| Year | 1983 |
| General election | 1983 General Election |
| Constituency | Ashford |
| Turnout | 73.2% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Speed, Keith | Conservative | 27,230 |
| Hawkes, J | Social Democratic | 13,319 |
| Lewis, P | Labour | 6,167 |
| Porter, Dr CA | Ecology | 569 |
| King, JW | National Labour | 456 |
| Lockwood, RE | BNP | 195 |