1948 Glasgow Camlachie by-election

The 1948 Glasgow Camlachie by-election was held on Wednesday 28 January 1948, following the death of the sitting Member of Parliament, Campbell Stephen.

The ILP had achieved a fairly close victory over the Unionist Party in the seat in a two-way fight at the 1945 general election.

Guy Aldred, a well-known local anarcho-communist stood for his United Socialist Movement on an abstentionist anti-Parliamentary platform.

As a result, former SNP Chairman Douglas Young quit the party, eventually rejoining Labour, whilst Andrew Dewar Gibb considered returning to the Unionists.

Labour finished in a close second place, but were cautioned by the Manchester Guardian: "Camlachie's chief warning is ... that a government candidate cannot even rouse the slums".