1987 General Election - Dumfries
| Year | 1987 |
| General election | 1987 General Election |
| Constituency | Dumfries |
| Turnout | 75.6% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Monro, Hector | Conservative | 18,785 |
| Phillips, Catherine | Labour | 11,292 |
| McCall, James | Social Democratic | 8,064 |
| McAlpine, Thomas | SNP | 6,391 |
| Thomas, Paul | Greens | 349 |