title: 1978 Epsom and Ewell by-election
text: # 1978 Epsom and Ewell by-election
  
  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.
  
  ## Results
  
  Epsom and Ewell, 1978 :
  
  | Party | 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 | New |
  | | National Front | James Sawyer | 823 | 1.85 | New |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,928 | 47.14 | +19.72 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,402 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  