Elections in The 1980s
| General Election 1987: Luton North | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Carlisle | 30,997 | 53.8 | ||
| Labour | M Wright | 15,424 | 26.8 | ||
| Social Democrat | JD Stephen | 11,166 | 19.4 | ||
| Majority | 15,573 | ||||
| Turnout | 77.57 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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