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

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

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.