Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1948. Robert Hood Saunders was re-elected as mayor in an election that also saw no changes on the Board of Control or City Council.
Mayor Robert Hood Saunders faced only Trotskyist Ross Dowson and was easily reelected.
Results
Robert Hood Saunders - 118,097
Ross Dowson - 15,008
Results
Hiram E. McCallum (incumbent) - 83,812
John Innes (incumbent) - 80,834
David Balfour (incumbent) - 77,087
Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) - 75,356
Stewart Smith - 47,791
Harry Bradley - 15,711
Harry Clairmont - 4,858
Ward 1 (Riverdale)
Leslie Saunders (incumbent) - 7,970
Charles Walton (incumbent) - 7,059
Eugene Murdoch - 4,730
Harry Marley - 2,501
Arnold Lorenz - 1,967
Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)
Louis Shannon (incumbent) - 6,628
Everett Weaver (incumbent) - 5,288
May Birchard - 4,048
William Dennison - 2,892
Roy Boskett - 356
Ward 3 (West Downtown and Summerhill)
Harold Fishleigh (incumbent) - 4,712
Allan Lamport (incumbent) - 3,848
Frank Nasso - 943
Will Smith - 514
Ward 4 (The Annex, Kensington Market and Garment District)
Nathan Phillips (incumbent) - 7,439
Norman Freed (incumbent) -
Francis Chambers -
William Gallaher - 588
Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods
Arthur Frost (incumbent) - 9,525
Charles Sims (incumbent) - 8,030
Joseph Gould - 7,333
Margaret Luckock - 3,192
Patrick McKeown - 796
Ward 6 (Davenport and Parkdale)
Frank Clifton (incumbent) - 13,924
George Granell (incumbent) - 15,589
Dewar Ferguson - 7,830
Samuel Thomas - 2,331
Ward 7 (West Toronto Junction)
William Butt (incumbent) - 7,629
E.C. Roelofson (incumbent) - 7,115
John Lenglet - 3,259
Ward 8 (The Beaches)
W.H. Collings (incumbent) - acclaimed
Roy Mealing (incumbent) - acclaimed
Ward 9 (North Toronto)
Leonard Reilly (incumbent) - 12,643
Melville Wilson (incumbent) - 11,458
Frank Nash - 9,366
Results taken from the January 2, 1949 Globe and Mail and might not exactly match final tallies.
Ward 7 Alderman William Butt died January 10, 1948; Charles Rowntree was appointed replacement January 19.
Mayor Robert Hood Saunders resigned February 23, 1948 when he was appointed Chairman of Ontario Hydro; Controller Hiram E. McCallum was unanimously appointed Mayor; Ward 7 Alderman E.C. Roelfson was appointed Controller February 24; William Davidson appointed Alderman March 1, 1948.
