1983 General Election - Stockton South
| Year | 1983 |
| General election | 1983 General Election |
| Constituency | Stockton South |
| Turnout | 72.1% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Wrigglesworth, Ian | Social Democratic | 19,550 |
| Finnegan, Tom | Conservative | 19,448 |
| Griffiths, Frank | Labour | 13,998 |
| Fern, D | Independent | 205 |