1987 General Election - Oldham Central and Royton
| Year | 1987 | 
| General election | 1987 General Election | 
| Constituency | Oldham Central and Royton | 
| Turnout | 69.2% | 
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Lamond, James | Labour | 21,759 | 
| Farquhar, Joseph | Conservative | 15,480 | 
| Dunn, Ann | Social Democratic | 7,956 |