1983 General Election - Eccles
| Year | 1983 |
| General election | 1983 General Election |
| Constituency | Eccles |
| Turnout | 70.1% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Carter-Jones, Lewis | Labour | 21,644 |
| Philp, David | Conservative | 15,639 |
| Hemsley, Kenneth | Liberal | 9,392 |
| Cottam, Bert | Communist | 485 |