<page_title> 1948 Wigan by-election </page_title> <section_title> Result of the by-election </section_title> <table> <cell> Labour <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Ronald Williams <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 59.1 <col_header> % </col_header> </cell> <cell> Conservative <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> 6.5 <col_header> % </col_header> <row_header> Swing </row_header> </cell> </table>
Labour Party´s Williams won the 1948 Wigan by-election by gaining 59.1% of the vote, in spite of a 6.5% swing to the Conservative party.