1978 Epsom and Ewell by-election

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

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Epsom and Ewell by-election 1978[2]
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

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  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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