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
See also 1961 Labour Party leadership election