1987 General Election - Motherwell South
| Year | 1987 | 
| General election | 1987 General Election | 
| Constituency | Motherwell South | 
| Turnout | 75.5% | 
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Bray, Jeremy | Labour | 22,957 | 
| Wright, James | SNP | 6,027 | 
| Bercow, John | Conservative | 5,702 | 
| MacGregor, Ross | Social Democratic | 4,463 | 
| Somerville, Robert | Communist | 223 |