| 词条 | 1956 Taunton by-election |
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The 1956 Taunton by-election was held on 14 February 1956. It was held due to the elevation to a hereditary peerage of the Conservative MP, Henry Hopkinson. The seat was retained by the Conservative candidate Edward du Cann, albeit with a narrow majority of 657 votes. {{Election box begin ||title= By-election 14 February 1956: Taunton[1] }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Edward du Cann |votes = 19,820 |percentage = 50.84 |change = -1.27 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Reginald Alfred Pestell |votes = 19,163 |percentage = 49.16 |change = +9.63 }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 657 |percentage = 1.68 |change = -10.9 }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 38,983 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box end}} References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://by-elections.co.uk/56.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010071845/http://by-elections.co.uk/56.html|title=1956 By Election Results|archive-date=2012-10-10|dead-url=yes|access-date=2015-08-14}} {{England-UK-Parl-by-election-stub}}{{By-elections to the 41st UK Parliament}} 5 : 1956 in England|1956 elections in the United Kingdom|History of Taunton|By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Somerset constituencies|20th century in Somerset |
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