1987 General Election - Leicester South
| Year | 1987 |
| General election | 1987 General Election |
| Constituency | Leicester South |
| Turnout | 77.0% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Marshall, Jim | Labour | 24,901 |
| Spencer, Derek | Conservative | 23,024 |
| Pritchard, Robert | Liberal | 7,773 |
| Fewster, Brian | Greens | 390 |
| Mayat, Mian | Independent Labour | 192 |
| Manners, Roberta | Workers Revolutionary | 96 |