1948 Glasgow Hillhead by-election
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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[edit]
| 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 | ||
| Turnout | 23,479 | ||||
| Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
Despite a clear victory for their party some Scottish Unionist MPs were reportedly disappointed by the result given that the recent Edmonton by-election had seen the Conservative Party's vote substantially increased while Labour's vote fell greatly. Commenting on the by-election, an editorial in The Glasgow Herald rejected and criticised this assessment, noting that there was a lower turnout and opining that it was a "a notable achievement" that Galbraith had increased the Unionist Party's majority by a third, given that, in the newspaper's view, he was "a young candidate succeeding one of the outstanding Unionist members of recent years."[2]
Previous election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unionist | James Reid | 14,909 | 58.6 | -9.6 | |
| Labour | HT MacCalman | 8,545 | 33.6 | +1.8 | |
| Liberal | John Gray Wilson | 2,003 | 7.8 | New | |
| Majority | 6,364 | 25.0 | -11.4 | ||
| Turnout | 25,457 | 66.0 | -7.2 | ||
| Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "1948 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Editorial - Hillhead". The Glasgow Herald. 27 November 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1945. Politics Resources. 5 July 1945. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- 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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