General elections were held in Kenya in May 1948.
The seats in the Legislative Council were distributed according to a race-based franchise. Eleven Europeans were elected from single-member constituencies defined as Part A; five Indians (two of which were required to be Muslims) were elected from three Part B constituencies, and one Arab was elected from a single nationwide Part C constituency. Four Africans and nine Europeans were nominated members.
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European seats | |||||
| Aberdare (19 May) | Gerald Hopkins | 299 | 58.4 | Elected | |
| Clive Wilfrid Salter | 152 | 29.7 | |||
| Arthur Sutcliffe | 61 | 11.9 | |||
| Coast | Shirley Victor Cooke | Unopposed | Re-elected | ||
| Kiambu | Wilfrid Havelock | Unopposed | Re-elected | ||
| Mombasa | George Nicol | Unopposed | Re-elected | ||
| Nairobi North (14 May) | Ernest Vasey | 391 | 61.2 | Re-elected | |
| Stanley Ghersie | 248 | 38.8 | |||
| Nairobi South (12 May) | Derek Erskine | 627 | 72.2 | Elected | |
| Norman Harris | 141 | 16.2 | |||
| George Alfred Tyson | 101 | 11.6 | |||
| Nyanza | George Maitland Edye | Unopposed | Re-elected | ||
| Rift Valley (12 May) | Michael Blundell | 356 | 50.6 | Elected | |
| Francis Scott | 273 | 38.8 | |||
| Sidney Farrar | 74 | 10.5 | |||
| Trans Nzoia | Albert George Keyser | Unopposed | Re-elected | ||
| Uasin Gishu | Laurence Maconochie-Welwood | Unopposed | Elected | ||
| Ukamba | Dorothy Shaw | Unopposed | Elected | ||
| Indian seats | |||||
| Central (28–30 May) | Chunilal Madan | Elected | |||
| Ibrahim Nathoo | Elected Muslim | ||||
| Bhagar Singh Biant Singh Biant | |||||
| Eastern | Ambalal Bhailalbhai Patel | Re-elected | |||
| Mohamed Ali Rana | Elected Muslim | ||||
| Western (13–15 May) | Ahluwalia Pritam | Re-elected | |||
| Dharm Bir DauletRam Kohli | |||||
| Arab member | |||||
| Colony and Protectorate | Mohamed Abdulla Shatry | Elected | |||
| align=left colspan=5 | Source: East Africa and Rhodesia,[1] Kenya Gazette[2] [3] | ||||
| Member | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| African appointees | ||
| Eliud Mathu | ||
| Appolo Ohanga | ||
| James Jeremiah | ||
| John Kipsugut arap Chemallan | ||
| European appointees | ||
| Norman Frederick Stewart Andrews | Deputy Financial Secretary | |
| Samuel Reginald Boyd | Director of Public Works | |
| Stuart Gillett | Director of Agriculture | |
| John Basil Hobson | Solicitor-General | |
| Ernest Meredyth Hyde-Clarke | Labour Commissioner | |
| Arthur Hope Jones | Secretary for Commerce and Industry | |
| Norman MacPherson MacLennan | Director of Medical Services | |
| Robert Patrick | Director of Education | |
| George James Robbins | Commissioner of Lands, Mines and Surveys | |
| align=left colspan=2 | Source: Kenya Gazette[4] | |