1960 Toronto municipal election
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on December 5, 1960. Six-year incumbent mayor Nathan Phillips was challenged by former mayor Allan Lamport and Controller Jean Newman. Phillips was returned to office. The City of Toronto also held a referendum on whether to remove the Blue Law banning films and concerts on Sunday evenings. The measure passed 94,000 votes to 58,003. Toronto mayor. Phillips had first been elected to city council in 1926 and was elected mayor in 1954 and was reelected in 1956 and 1958. He faced two prominent challengers in the 1960  race. Former mayor and Board of Control member Allan Lamport and Controller Jean Newman. Each of the three candidates had the endorsement of one of the city's newspapers. The right-wing "Toronto Telegram" backed Phillips, the centre-right "The Globe and Mail" backed Newman, and the centre-left "Toronto Daily Star" backed Lamport. One of the central issues was over the expansion of the Toronto subway system by building the Bloor-Danforth Line. All candidates supported it, but there was debate over how it should be paid for. Plebiscite. A plebiscite was held on loosening Toronto's blue law  to allow cinemas to open on Sundays. Source: Board of Control. Top spot on the Board of Control, and the associated budget chief position, was contested between two incumbent conservatives Donald Summerville and William Allen with Summerville winning the top spot. Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member William Dennison was also reelected to the Board. The position left open by Newman's decision to run for mayor attracted three aldermen with Philip Givens narrowly beating CCF member Herbert Orliffe and Francis Chambers finishing further behind. A month later in January 1961 William Allen won the position of Metro Toronto Chairman  and resigned from the board. Orliffe was appointed to replace him. The two Controllers with the most votes also sit on Metropolitan Toronto Council. City council. Two aldermen were elected per Ward. The alderman with the most votes was declared Senior Alderman and sat on both Toronto City Council and Metro Council. In the elections for Toronto City Council, only one incumbent was defeated, May Birchard in Ward 2. In all but one ward where two incumbents were reelected two councillors switched position changing which would also represent the city on the board of Metro Toronto. Results are taken from  the December 6, 1960 "Toronto Star" and might not exactly match final tallies. Changes. Controller William Allen resigned upon being elected Metro Chairman on January 9, 1962. On January 15, 1962 Controller William Dennison was appointed Metro Councillor and Herbert Orliffe was appointed Controller Suburbs. East York. Source: Etobicoke. Source: "Waffle Easily Wins Etobicoke", "Toronto Daily Star`` (1900-1971); Toronto, Ontario [Toronto, Ontario]06 Dec 1960: 9 Forest Hill. Source: and "Simonsky Again Forest Hill Reeve", "Toronto Daily Star" (1900-1971); Toronto, Ontario [Toronto, Ontario]06 Dec 1960: 9 New Toronto. Source: Weston. Source: Taylor defeated Tonks who had been  ensnared in a conflict-of-interest scandal. York. Source: