1960 Labour Party deputy leadership election
# 1960 Labour Party deputy leadership election

The 1960 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place in November 1960, after 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.

## Results

First ballot: 3 November 1960 :

| Candidate | 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 | 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
