relatively safe Conservative seat. Abolition The constituency was abolished with effect from the 1918 general election, its voters being divided between the new Taunton and Bridgwater county constituencies. Members of Parliament Elections Elections in the 1880s Elections in the 1890s Elections in the 1900s Elections in the 1910s General Election 1914–15: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; Unionist: Dennis Boles Liberal: Charles Humble Dudley Ward See also List of former United Kingdom Parliament constituencies Unreformed House of Commons References The Constitutional Year Book for 1913 (London: National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations, 1913) Michael Kinnear, The British Voter (London: BH Batsford, Ltd, 1968) Henry Pelling, Social Geography of British Elections 1885-1910 (London: Macmillan, 1967) Frederic A Youngs, jr, Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol I (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Parliamentary constituencies in Somerset (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918 Taunton Deane