1961 Labour Party deputy leadership election

UK political party election August 2019 1961 Labour Party deputy leadership election presidential no 1960 Labour Party deputy leadership election 1960 1962 Labour Party deputy leadership election 1962 1961 11 12 yes GeorgeBrown1967 (cropped).jpg 160x160px George Brown 169 75.1% Barbara Castle, 1965 (cropped).jpg 160x160px Barbara Castle 56 24.9% Deputy Leader George Brown George Brown The 1961 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place on 12 November 1961, after sitting 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, Shadow Minister of Public Buildings and Works, Member of Parliament for Blackburn Results Only ballot: 12 November 1961CandidateVotes% George Brown 169 75.1 Barbara Castle 56 24.9 George Brown re-elected Sources http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/labour_party_deputy.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20140417101550/http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~tquinn/labour_party_deputy.htm 17 April 2014 See also 1961 Labour Party leadership election Category:Deputy leaders of the Labour Party (UK) 1961 Labour Party deputy leadership election Labour Party deputy leadership election Labour Party deputy leadership election