1983 General Election - Dundee West
| Year | 1983 |
| General election | 1983 General Election |
| Constituency | Dundee West |
| Turnout | 74.4% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Ross, Ernie | Labour | 20,288 |
| Senior, D | Conservative | 10,138 |
| Dick, Elizabeth | Social Democratic | 7,976 |
| Lynch, James | SNP | 7,973 |
| Marks, P | Ecology | 302 |