1987 General Election - Coventry South East
| Year | 1987 |
| General election | 1987 General Election |
| Constituency | Coventry South East |
| Turnout | 73.0% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Nellist, Dave | Labour | 17,969 |
| Grant, Alan | Conservative | 11,316 |
| Devine, Frank | Social Democratic | 8,095 |
| Hutchinson, Neil | Greens | 479 |