Brigg by-election, 1948
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The Brigg by-election, 1948 was a by-election held on 24th March 1948 for the British House of Commons constituency of Brigg in Lincolnshire.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the constituency's Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Tom Williamson, a trade union leader who had held the seat since the 1945 general election.
The result was a victory for the Labour candidate Lance Mallalieu, who held the seat with a reduced majority, and represented Brigg until he retired from the House of Commons in 1974.
[edit] Votes
| Brigg by-election, 1948 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Lance Mallalieu | 27,333 | 54.6 | −4.3 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Fell | 22,746 | 45.4 | +4.3 | |
| Majority | 4,587 | 9.2 | −8.6 | ||
| Turnout | 50,079 | 77.1 | +0.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −4.3 | |||
[edit] References
- Craig, F. W. S. [1969] (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, 3rd edition, Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
