1987 General Election - Leicester West
| Year | 1987 | 
| General election | 1987 General Election | 
| Constituency | Leicester West | 
| Turnout | 73.4% | 
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Janner, Greville | Labour | 22,156 | 
| Cooper, James | Conservative | 20,955 | 
| Edgar, William | Social Democratic | 6,708 |