Brigg

Labour hold / Edward Lancelot Mallalieu

	Party	Candidate	Votes	Percent	Change
	Labour	Mallalieu, Edward Lancelot	28,934	52.7%	-6.2%
	Conservative	Staniland, Meaburn Francis	18,521	33.7%	-7.4%
	Liberal	Cowley, Denis Martin	7,438	13.5%	N/A
Majority			10,413	19%	+1.2%
Turnout			54,893	85.7%	11.1%
Swing				+0.6%
Note: These results are in comparison to the previous General Election, not the 24 Mar 1948 by-election