1987 General Election - Sunderland North
| Year | 1987 | 
| General election | 1987 General Election | 
| Constituency | Sunderland North | 
| Turnout | 70.5% | 
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Clay, Bob | Labour | 29,767 | 
| Pickton, Iain | Conservative | 15,095 | 
| Jenkinson, Terence | Liberal | 8,518 |