1909 Taunton by-election

The 1909 Taunton by-election was held on 23 February 1909. The by-election was held due to the ill health of the incumbent Conservative MP, Edward Boyle. It was won by the Conservative candidate William Peel,^[1] previously the MP for Manchester South. Peel was the son of Arthur Peel, 1st Viscount Peel, a former Liberal MP and Speaker of the House of Commons, and the grandson of former Prime Minister Robert Peel.

Taunton by-election, 1909 ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Peel	1,976	64.6	+9.5
	Labour	Frank Smith	1,085	35.4	New
Majority			891	29.2	+19.0
Turnout			3,061	80.4	−12.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

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