| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F |
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| 2 | 1956 Taunton by-election |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | Conservative | Edward du Cann | 19,820 | 50.84 | 1.27 |
| 5 | - | Labour | Reginald Alfred Pestell | 19,163 | 49.16 | +9.63 |
| 6 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 657 | 1.68 | 10.9 |
| 7 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,983 | - | - |
| 8 | - | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | - | - |

Question: Who won the 1956 Taunton by-election, what party did he represent, and what was the majority margin of victory?
Answer: In the 1956 Taunton by-election, the seat was won by the Conservative candidate Edward du Cann with a majority of 657 votes.