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

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

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

• 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