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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.[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.
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