1960 Labour Party deputy leadership election

The 1960 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place in November 1960, following the death of sitting deputy leader Aneurin Bevan.

1960 Labour Party deputy leadership election

← 1959 3–10 November 1960 (1960-11-03 – 1960-11-10) 1961 →

Candidate George Brown Frederick Lee James Callaghan First ballot 118 (48.0%) 73 (29.7%) 55 (22.4%) Second ballot 146 (63.8%) 83 (36.2%) Eliminated

Deputy Leader before election Aneurin Bevan Elected Deputy Leader George Brown

Candidates

• George Brown, Shadow Minister of Defence, Member of Parliament for Belper
• James Callaghan, Shadow Secretary of State for the Colonies, Member of Parliament for Cardiff South East
• Frederick Lee, Shadow Minister for Power, Member of Parliament for Newton

The ballot coincided with a leadership election, where leader Hugh Gaitskell saw off left-wing challenger Harold Wilson. In the deputy leadership election, Brown and Callaghan both supported Gaitskell, while Lee was aligned with the left wing of the party.^[1][2]

Results

First ballot: 3 November 1960
Candidate		Votes	%
	George Brown	118	48.0
	Frederick Lee	73	29.7
	James Callaghan	55	22.4
Second ballot required

As a result of the first round, Callaghan was eliminated. The remaining two candidates faced each other in a second round.

Second ballot: 10 November 1960
Candidate		Votes	%
	George Brown	146	63.8
	Frederick Lee	83	36.2
George Brown elected

Sources

• http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/labour_party_deputy.htm Archived 17 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine