1987 General Election - Falkirk East
| Year | 1987 |
| General election | 1987 General Election |
| Constituency | Falkirk East |
| Turnout | 75.0% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Ewing, Harry | Labour | 21,379 |
| Brookes, Kenneth | Conservative | 7,356 |
| Halliday, Ronald | SNP | 6,056 |
| Dick, Elizabeth | Social Democratic | 4,624 |