A by-election for the constituency of Southwark Central in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 29 April 1948, caused by the resignation of the incumbent Labour MP

John Hanbury Martin John Hanbury Martin (4 April 1890 – 3 February 1983) was a British Labour politician. Martin was educated at Wellington College and Brasenose College, Oxford, before becoming an author and journalist. During World War I, he served as a captain ...

. The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with their candidate

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, who was to become a prominent figure in British politics throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

Result

Previous election

References

* Craig, F. W. S. (1983) 969 British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. . * {{By-elections to the 38th UK Parliament Southwark Central,1948 Southwark Central by-election Southwark Central by-election Southwark Central,1948 Southwark Central by-election