Glasgow Hillhead by-election, 1948
A by-election for the constituency of Glasgow Hillhead in the House of Commons was held on 25 November 1948, caused by the appointment as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary of the incumbent Unionist MP James Reid. The result was a hold for the Unionist Party, with their candidate Tam Galbraith.
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Tam Galbraith | 16,060 | 68.4 | +9.8 | |
Labour | T A MacNair | 7,419 | 31.6 | -2.0 | |
Majority | 8,641 | 36.8 | +11.8 |
Previous election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | James Reid | 14,909 | 58.6 | ||
Labour | HT MacCalman | 8,545 | 33.6 | ||
Liberal | John Gray Wilson | 2,003 | 7.8 | ||
Majority | 6,364 | 25.0 | |||
Turnout | 66.0 | ||||
Unionist hold | Swing |
References
- ↑ "1948 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1945. Politics Resources. 5 July 1945. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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