1978 Epsom and Ewell by-election
{{Short description|UK parliamentary by-election}}
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{{Use British English|date=July 2012}}
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.{{Cite web |url=http://australianpolitics.com/uk/quiz.shtml |title=U.K. Political Quiz Questions |access-date=23 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115125904/http://www.australianpolitics.com/uk/quiz.shtml |archive-date=15 January 2010 |url-status=dead }}
Result
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Archie Hamilton
|votes = 28,242 | percentage = 63.61 | change = +9.55
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Anthony Mooney
|votes = 7,314 | percentage = 16.47 | change = -2.84
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Anderson
|votes = 5,673 | percentage = 12.78 | change = -13.85
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Royalist
|candidate = Jonathan King
|votes = 2,350 | percentage = 5.29 | change = New
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = James Sawyer
|votes = 823 | percentage = 1.85 | change = New
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 20,928
|percentage = 47.14
|change = +19.72
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 44,402
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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References
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