1983 General Election - Edinburgh Central
| Year | 1983 | 
| General election | 1983 General Election | 
| Constituency | Edinburgh Central | 
| Turnout | 64.9% | 
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Fletcher, Alex | Conservative | 14,095 | 
| Kelley, R | Labour | 11,529 | 
| Macleod, M | Social Democratic | 9,498 | 
| Halliday, R | SNP | 1,810 | 
| Carson, D | Communist | 119 |