1978 Epsom and Ewell by-election

The Epsom and Ewell by-election of 27 April 1978 was held after Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Rawlinson was made a Life peer. The Conservatives held on to the seat in the by-election. Amongst the candidates for the by-election was pop music impresario Jonathan King, who stood as a Royalist candidate.[1]

Results
Epsom and Ewell, 1978[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Archibald Hamilton 28,242 63.61 +9.55
Labour Anthony Mooney 7,314 16.47 -2.84
Liberal Michael Anderson 5,673 12.78 -13.85
Royalist Jonathan King 2,350 5.29 N/A
National Front James Sawyer 823 1.85 N/A
Majority 20,928 47.14 +19.72
Turnout 44,402
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "U.K. Political Quiz Questions". Archived from the original on 15 January 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  2. "1978 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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