1948 Brigg by-election

The 1948 Brigg by-election was a by-election held on 24 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.

Result and votes

Brigg by-election, 1948

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lance Mallalieu	27,333	54.58	−4.34
	Conservative	Anthony Fell	22,746	45.42	+4.34
Majority			4,587	9.16	−8.68
Turnout			50,079	77.10	+0.50
	Labour hold		Swing	−4.30

References

• Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 5)

See also

• List of United Kingdom by-elections
• Wansbeck constituency