1909 Taunton by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election August 2019 August 2019 1909 Taunton by-election presidential United Kingdom Taunton (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1900s 1906 Taunton (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s Jan. 1910 23 February 1909 Peel 85px Conservative Party (UK) 1,976 64.6% Smith 85px Labour Party (UK) 1,085 35.4% 250px MP Subsequent MP Sir Edward Boyle Conservative Party (UK) William Peel Conservative Party (UK) 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,May 2021 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. thumb|120px|Peel Taunton by-election, 1909 British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig) Conservative Party (UK) William Peel 1,976 64.6 +9.5 Labour Party (UK) Frank Smith 1,085 35.4 New 891 29.2 +19.0 3,061 80.4 -12.8 Conservative Party (UK) N/A References Taunton by-election Category:History of Taunton Taunton by-election Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Somerset constituencies Category:20th century in Somerset Taunton by-election