Taunton by-election, 1921

The Taunton by-election of 1921 was held on 8 April 1921. The by-election was held due to the resignation of the incumbent Coalition Conservative MP, Dennis Fortescue Boles. It was won by the Coalition Conservative candidate Arthur Griffith-Boscawen.[1]

Taunton by-election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Rt Hon. Sir Arthur Sackville Trevor Griffith-Boscawen 12,994 61.1
Labour James Lunnon 8,290 38.9
Majority 4,704 22.2
Turnout 73.5
Unionist hold Swing -11.3

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