1956 Taunton by-election

1956 Taunton by-election

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Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Conservative	Edward du Cann	19,820	50.84	1.27

Labour	Reginald Alfred Pestell	19,163	49.16	+9.63

Majority	657	1.68	10.9

Turnout	38,983

Conservative hold	Swing

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In the 1956 Taunton by-election, the seat was won by the Conservative candidate Edward du Cann with a majority of 657 votes.

final_sentence: In the 1956 Taunton by-election, the seat was won by the Conservative candidate Edward du Cann with a majority of 657 votes.