| Election Name: | 1960 Labour Party deputy leadership election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1959 Labour Party deputy leadership election |
| Previous Year: | 1959 |
| Next Election: | 1961 Labour Party deputy leadership election |
| Next Year: | 1961 |
| 1Blank: | First ballot |
| 2Blank: | Second ballot |
| Image1: | GeorgeBrown1967.jpg |
| Image1 Size: | 150x150px |
| Candidate1: | George Brown |
| 1Data1: | 118 (48.0%) |
| 2Data1: | 146 (63.8%) |
| Image2 Size: | 100x100px |
| Candidate2: | Frederick Lee |
| Colour2: | DC241F |
| 1Data2: | 73 (29.7%) |
| 2Data2: | 83 (36.2%) |
| Image3: | James Callaghan 1970 (cropped).jpg |
| Image3 Size: | 150x150px |
| Candidate3: | James Callaghan |
| 1Data3: | 55 (22.4%) |
| 2Data3: | Eliminated |
| Deputy Leader | |
| Before Election: | Aneurin Bevan |
| After Election: | George Brown |
The 1960 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place in November 1960, after the death of sitting deputy leader Aneurin Bevan.
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]
| 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 | |||