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

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Brigg by-election, 1948[1]
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

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  1. ^ "1948 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

See also

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