1921 Taunton by-election explained

Election Name:1921 Taunton by-election
Type:presidential
Country:United Kingdom
Previous Election:Taunton (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1910s
Previous Year:1918
Next Election:Taunton (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1920s
Next Year:1922
Election Date:8 April 1921
Candidate1:Griffith-Boscawen
Party1:Unionist Party (UK)
Popular Vote1:12,994
Percentage1:61.1%
Candidate2:Lunnon
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Popular Vote2:8,290
Percentage2:38.9%
Map Size:250px
MP
Posttitle:Subsequent MP
Before Election:Boles
Before Party:Unionist Party (UK)
After Election:Simpson
After Party:Liberal Party (UK)

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