title: 1948 Brigg by-election
text: # 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.
  
  ## Votes
  
  Brigg by-election, 1948 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Lance Mallalieu | 27,333 | 54.58 | −4.34 |
  | | Conservative | Anthony Fell | 22,746 | 45.42 | +4.34 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,587 | 9.16 | −8.68 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,079 | 77.10 | +0.50 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −4.30 | |
  