Epsom and Ewell by-election, 1978
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
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
- ↑ U.K. Political Quiz Questions
- ↑ "1978 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
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