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.Department of Local Government 1963, p.22 A total of 2,745 candidates stood for 1,454 seats.

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in nine urban councils (the urban district councils of

Monaghan Monaghan ( ; ) is the county town of County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It also provides the name of its Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish and Monaghan (barony), barony. The population of the town as of the 2016 census was 7 ...

Castleblayney Castleblayney (; ) is a town in County Monaghan, Ireland. The town had a population of 3,607 as of the 2016 census. Castleblayney is near the border with County Armagh in Northern Ireland, and lies on the N2 road from Dublin to Derry and Let ...

, and Westport, and the

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Belturbet Belturbet (; ) is a town in County Cavan, Ireland. It lies on the N3 road, around north of Cavan town and from Dublin. It is also located around south of the border with Northern Ireland, between the counties of Cavan and Fermanagh, and fr ...

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, Lismore and

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) and one

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(LEA) of

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. Elsewhere,

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was 54%, ranging from 29% for

Dublin City Council Dublin City Council ( ga, Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath) is the authority responsible for local government in the city of Dublin in Ireland. As a city council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. Until 2001, the council wa ...

to over 80% in Ballina, Cashel,

Clonakilty Clonakilty (; ), sometimes shortened to Clon, is a town in County Cork, Ireland. The town is located at the head of the tidal Clonakilty Bay. The rural hinterland is used mainly for dairy farming. The town's population as of 2016 was 4,592. Th ...

and

Kilkee Kilkee () is a small coastal town in County Clare, Ireland. It is in the parish of Kilkee, formerly Kilfearagh. Kilkee is midway between Kilrush and Doonbeg on the N67 road. The town is popular as a seaside resort. The horseshoe bay is pr ...

. The county boroughs of

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, and

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each formed a single LEA with large numbers of seats and counts: respectively 21 and 63, 17 and 26, and 15 and 34. A Dáil by-election for Carlow–Kilkenny was held on 23 June, the same day as the local elections in the corresponding areas. The Elections Act 1960 enabled the by-election and local elections to use the same administration, giving cost savings estimated at £1,400.Department of Local Government 1963, p.19; ;

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