The 1978 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]
Result
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Archie 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 | New | |
| National Front | James Sawyer | 823 | 1.85 | New | |
| Majority | 20,928 | 47.14 | +19.72 | ||
| Turnout | 44,402 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "U.K. Political Quiz Questions". Archived from the original on 15 January 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ "1978 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2015.