a former eurovision contestant running for parliament could still be elected as an mp despite dying two days ago .
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 .
mr carroll 's fame peaked in the 1950s and 60s , when he dated a string of women and raised hell with sean connery .
he contested the 1962 and 1963 eurovision song contest , making him the only briton to compete two years running .