Labour Party (UK) deputy leadership election, 1960

Labour Party (UK) deputy leadership election

10 November 1960 (1960-11-10)

64px Candidate George Brown Frederick Lee James Callaghan First Round Votes 118 73 55 First Round Percentage 48.0% 29.7% 22.4% Second Round Votes 146 83 - Second Percentage 63.8% 36.2% -

Deputy Leader before election Aneurin Bevan Elected Deputy Leader George Brown

The 1960 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place on 10 November 1960, after the death of incumbent deputy leader Aneurin Bevan.

Candidates

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

Results

First round
Candidate		Votes	Percentage
	George Brown	118	48.0%
	Frederick Lee	73	29.7%
	James Callaghan	55	22.4%
James Callaghan eliminated

Second round
Candidate		Votes	Percentage
	George Brown	146	63.8%
	Frederick Lee	83	36.2%
George Brown elected

References

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