1987 General Election - Ipswich
| Year | 1987 | 
| General election | 1987 General Election | 
| Constituency | Ipswich | 
| Turnout | 77.1% | 
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Irvine, Michael | Conservative | 23,328 | 
| Weetch, Ken | Labour | 22,454 | 
| Nicholson, Hugh | Social Democratic | 6,596 | 
| Lettice, David | Workers Revolutionary | 174 |