1983 General Election - Edinburgh South
| Year | 1983 |
| General election | 1983 General Election |
| Constituency | Edinburgh South |
| Turnout | 71.7% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Ancram, Michael | Conservative | 16,485 |
| Godfrey, J | Social Democratic | 12,830 |
| McCreadie, R | Labour | 12,824 |
| MacCallum, Neil | SNP | 2,256 |
| Hendry, L | Ecology | 450 |