<page_title> 1754 Taunton by-election </page_title> <section_title> Result </section_title> <table> <cell> Robert Maxwell <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 198 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> Sir John Pole, Bt <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 142 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> 56 <col_header> Votes </col_header> <row_header> Majority </row_header> </cell> </table>
Maxwell received 198 votes to Pole's 142, giving Maxwell a majority of 56.