1983 General Election - Motherwell South
| Year | 1983 | 
| General election | 1983 General Election | 
| Constituency | Motherwell South | 
| Turnout | 72.9% | 
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Bray, Jeremy | Labour | 19,939 | 
| Walker, Paul | Conservative | 7,590 | 
| Ashley, Brian | Social Democratic | 6,754 | 
| Wright, James | SNP | 3,743 |