1961 Labour Party deputy leadership election

Labour Party (UK) deputy leadership election

12 November 1961 (1961-11-12)

Candidate George Brown Barbara Castle First Round Votes 169 56 First Round Percentage 75.1% 24.9%

Deputy Leader before election George Brown Elected Deputy Leader George Brown

The 1961 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place on 12 November 1961, after incumbent deputy leader George Brown, was challenged by Barbara Castle, who became the first woman to run for either leader or deputy leader of the Labour Party.

Candidates

• George Brown, incumbent Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Member of Parliament for Belper
• Barbara Castle, Member of Parliament for Blackburn

Results

First round
Candidate		Votes	Percentage
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	George Brown	169	75.1%
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" |	Barbara Castle	56	24.9%
George Brown re-elected

References

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