A former Eurovision contestant running for parliament could still be elected as an MP despite dying two days ago . Ronnie Carroll died just days after successfully getting on the General Election ballot paper for Hampstead and Kilburn , where his name will remain for the election . Due to stand as an independent , Mr Carroll was 80 and had contested elections before , winning 29 votes in the Haltemprice and Howden by-election - despite campaigning for a record score of 0 . Former Eurovision contestant Ronnie Carroll ( pictured with his second wife June Paul ) has died aged 80 , just two days after successfully getting on the election ballot paper . An Electoral Commission spokesperson told The Sun Mr Carroll could still potentially win , although the vote would be declared void and a new candidate sought . He died following a battle with cancer , during which a friend handed in his election nomination papers as he was too ill to do so himself . Mr Carroll was on the statement of nominations as 'The Eurovisionary Carroll ' . Sophy Dury and Bill Dury were listed as nominees for his candidacy . He contested the 1962 and 1963 Eurovision Song Contest , making him the only Briton to compete two years running . The seat is the most marginal in England , won by Labour 's Glenda Jackson by just 42 votes in 2010 . Mr Carroll 's fame peaked in the 1950s and 60s , when he dated a string of women and raised hell with Sean Connery . Mr Carroll came fourth in the 1962 and 1963 Eurovision contests , with the songs Ring-a-Ding Girl and Say Wonderful Things respectively . He fame peaked in the 1950s and 60s , when he dated a string of women and raised hell with Sean Connery , The Guardian reported . Nominations closed on April 9 . Tulip Siddiq is bidding to hold the seat for Labour , Simon Marcus is running for the Conservatives , Maajid Nawaz for the Liberal Democrats , Magnus Nielson for Ukip , Rebecca Johnson for the Greens , and Robin Charles Ellison for the U Party .
Ronnie Carroll placed fourth in the Eurovision contest in 1962 and 1963 . He died in Briton two days ago , aged 80 , following a battle with cancer . Mr Carroll was running in the General Election for Hampstead and Kilburn . He remains on the paper and he will be elected if he gets enough votes .