87:. They failed to convince the court. However, the SDP was permitted to draw attention to the position of their candidate on the ballot paper, and did so in a wide variety of ways. The better-known Roy Jenkins was able to win the seat, while Kean's party took 282 votes, their best result.
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138:RESULTS OF BYELECTIONS IN THE 1979-83 PARLIAMENT
174:Social democratic parties in the United Kingdom
169:Defunct political parties in the United Kingdom
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73:1982 Glasgow Hillhead by-election
85:Representation of the People Act
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52:Kean stood again, at the
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