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 Lords 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

Glasgow Hillhead[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Tam Galbraith	16,060	68.4
	Labour	T A MacNair	7,419	31.6
Majority			8,641	36.8

Previous election

General Election 1945: Glasgow Hillhead[2]
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

1. "1948 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
2. "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