1960 Irish local elections explained

Election Name:1960 Irish local elections
Country:Republic of Ireland
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1955 Irish local elections
Previous Year:1955
Next Election:1967 Irish local elections
Next Year:1967
Election Date:23 – 30 June 1960

The 1960 local elections were held from 23 to 30 June 1960 for the council seats in all counties, cities and towns of the Republic of Ireland.[1] [2] [3] A total of 2,745 candidates stood for 1,454 seats.[1]

Summary

Elections were uncontested in nine urban councils (the urban district councils of Monaghan, Castleblayney, and Westport, and the town commissioners of Ballybay, Ballyshannon, Belturbet, Boyle, Lismore and Mountmellick) and one local electoral area (LEA) of Monaghan County Council. Elsewhere, voter turnout was 54%, ranging from 29% for Dublin City Council to over 80% in Ballina, Cashel, Clonakilty and Kilkee.

The county boroughs of Cork, Limerick, and Waterford each formed a single LEA with large numbers of seats and counts: respectively 21 and 63, 17 and 26, and 15 and 34.[1] [4]

A Dáil by-election for Carlow–Kilkenny was held on 23 June, the same day as the local elections in the corresponding areas.[5] The Elections Act 1960 enabled the by-election and local elections to use the same administration, giving cost savings estimated at £1,400.[6]

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  1. Department of Local Government 1963, p.22
  2. Web site: 1960 Local Elections . ElectionsIreland.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20210301005720/https://electionsireland.org/results/local/1960local.cfm . 1 March 2021 . live.
  3. Web site: Old Local Election Results . Irish Election Literature . https://web.archive.org/web/20180528182206/https://irishelectionliterature.com/others-project/old-local-election-results/ . 28 May 2018 . October 28, 2011 . live.
  4. Web site: Cork City Management (Amendment) Act, 1941 . . sections 2, 3 . y . 18 March 2016 . 25 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160325214932/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1941/act/5/enacted/en/print#sec3 . live .
    1950. 24. 2 . Increase of number of members of the Council . Limerick City Management Act 1950 . 26 July 1950. 12 April 2016 . 2 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202012149/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1950/act/24/section/2/enacted/en/html . live .
  5. Web site: Waterford City Management Act 1939 . . sections 4–6 . y . 18 March 2016 . 25 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160325202229/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1939/act/25/enacted/en/print#sec4 . live .
  6. Department of Local Government 1963, p.21
  7. Department of Local Government 1963, p.19; Elections Act 1960 . 1960. 14 . 24 May 1960 . 3 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200103175056/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1960/act/14/enacted/en/index.html . live . ; Web site: Elections Bill, 1960—Second and Subsequent Stages . Seanad Éireann (9th Seanad) . Houses of the Oireachtas . 3 January 2020 . en-ie . 18 May 1960 . 3 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200103175058/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1960-05-18/9/ . live .

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