1987 General Election - Houghton and Washington
| Year | 1987 | 
| General election | 1987 General Election | 
| Constituency | Houghton and Washington | 
| Turnout | 71.2% | 
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Boyes, Roland | Labour | 32,805 | 
| Callanan, Martin | Conservative | 12,612 | 
| Kenyon, RF | Social Democratic | 10,090 |