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.

Candidates

George Brown, former Minister of Works, Member of Parliament (MP) for Belper
James Callaghan, former Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty, MP for Cardiff South East
Frederick Lee, former Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour and National Service, MP 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

References

^ Boyd, Francis (4 November 1960). "Mr Gaitskell wins 2-1 majority". The Guardian.
^ "Mr Brown is deputy leader". The Guardian. 11 November 1960.

This United Kingdom election-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Boyd, Francis (4 November 1960). "Mr Gaitskell wins 2-1 majority". The Guardian.

[2] "Mr Brown is deputy leader". The Guardian. 11 November 1960.

[1]

[2]