Taunton - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Taunton constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Taunton
Region	South West
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2005	Liberal Democrat
	Election 2001	Conservative
	Election 1997	Liberal Democrat
	Election 1992	Conservative
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative
	Election 1970	Conservative
	Election 1966	Conservative
	Election 1964	Conservative
	Election 1959	Conservative
	Election 1955	Conservative

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	25,764	43.28%	+2.00%
	Conservative	25,191	42.32%	+0.61%
	Labour	7,132	11.98%	-2.97%
	UKIP	1,441	2.42%	+0.36%
Majority		573	0.96%
Turnout		59,528	70.19%	+2.55%
Electorate		84,811
Swing from LAB to LD			2.48%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.79%
Swing from CON to LD			0.69%
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,033	41.71%	+2.99%
	Liberal Democrat	22,798	41.28%	-1.44%
	Labour	8,254	14.95%	+1.43%
	UKIP	1,140	2.06%	N/A
Majority		235	0.43%
Turnout		55,225	67.64%	-8.84%
Electorate		81,651
Swing from LD to CON			2.21%
Swing from LD to LAB			1.43%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.78%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	26,064	42.72%	+1.88%
	Conservative	23,621	38.72%	-7.32%
	Labour	8,248	13.52%	+0.83%
	Minor	2,760	4.52%	N/A
	Others	318	0.52%	N/A
Majority		2,443	4.00%
Turnout		61,011	76.47%	-5.86%
Electorate		79,783
Swing from CON to LD			4.60%
Swing from CON to LAB			4.08%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.52%
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	29,576	46.04%	-5.35%
	Liberal Democrat	26,240	40.84%	N/A
	Labour	8,151	12.69%	-2.18%
	Minor	279	0.43%	N/A
Majority		3,336	5.19%
Turnout		64,246	82.33%	+3.01%
Electorate		78,037
Swing from CON to LD			23.09%
Swing from LAB to LD			21.51%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.58%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	30,248	51.38%	-1.51%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	19,868	33.75%	+4.50%
	Labour	8,754	14.87%	-3.00%
Majority		10,380	17.63%
Turnout		58,870	79.31%	+3.76%
Electorate		74,225
Swing from LAB to ALL			3.75%
Swing from CON to ALL			3.01%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.75%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	28,112	52.89%	-0.28%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	15,545	29.24%	N/A
	Labour	9,498	17.87%	-11.55%
Majority		12,567	23.64%
Turnout		53,155	75.55%	-5.20%
Electorate		70,359
Swing from LAB to ALL			20.40%
Swing from CON to ALL			14.76%
Swing from LAB to CON			5.63%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	28,483	53.17%	+8.56%
	Labour	15,759	29.42%	-1.70%
	Liberal	7,928	14.80%	-8.92%
	Others	1,403	2.62%	N/A
Majority		12,724	23.75%
Turnout		53,573	80.74%	+1.34%
Electorate		66,349
Swing from LIB to CON			8.74%
Swing from LAB to CON			5.13%
Swing from LIB to LAB			3.61%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,542	44.61%	-0.50%
	Labour	15,721	31.11%	+1.97%
	Liberal	11,984	23.72%	-2.03%
	Others	283	0.56%	N/A
Majority		6,821	13.50%
Turnout		50,530	79.40%	-4.48%
Electorate		63,636
Swing from LIB to LAB			2.00%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.24%
Swing from LIB to CON			0.76%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	23,841	45.11%	-8.43%
	Labour	15,401	29.14%	-7.34%
	Liberal	13,607	25.75%	+15.78%
Majority		8,440	15.97%
Turnout		52,849	83.88%	+4.85%
Electorate		63,003
Swing from CON to LIB			12.10%
Swing from LAB to LIB			11.56%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.55%
	Conservative hold

Election 1970

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	26,158	53.55%	+6.00%
	Labour	17,823	36.48%	-4.36%
	Liberal	4,871	9.97%	-1.63%
Majority		8,335	17.06%
Turnout		48,852	79.04%	-6.33%
Electorate		61,809
Swing from LAB to CON			5.18%
Swing from LIB to CON			3.82%
Swing from LAB to LIB			1.36%
	Conservative hold

Election 1966

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,369	47.55%	+1.03%
	Labour	19,216	40.85%	+4.66%
	Liberal	5,460	11.61%	-5.69%
Majority		3,153	6.70%
Turnout		47,045	85.37%	+0.63%
Electorate		55,108
Swing from LIB to LAB			5.18%
Swing from LIB to CON			3.36%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.82%
	Conservative hold

Election 1964

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,367	46.52%	-2.90%
	Labour	16,619	36.18%	+0.92%
	Liberal	7,944	17.30%	+1.98%
Majority		4,748	10.34%
Turnout		45,930	84.74%	-2.39%
Electorate		54,202
Swing from CON to LIB			2.44%
Swing from CON to LAB			1.91%
Swing from LAB to LIB			0.53%
	Conservative hold

Election 1959

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,680	49.42%	-2.69%
	Labour	16,182	35.26%	-4.27%
	Liberal	7,031	15.32%	+6.96%
Majority		6,498	14.16%
Turnout		45,893	87.12%	+1.67%
Electorate		52,675
Swing from LAB to LIB			5.62%
Swing from CON to LIB			4.82%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.79%
	Conservative hold

Election 1955

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,962	52.11%	N/A
	Labour	17,420	39.53%	N/A
	Liberal	3,684	8.36%	N/A
Majority		5,542	12.58%
Turnout		44,066	85.46%	N/A
Electorate		51,564

	Conservative win

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