1960 Donegal County Council election
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All 28 seats on Donegal County Council | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map showing the area of Donegal County Council | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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An election to all 28 seats on Donegal County Council took place on 30 June 1960 as part of the Irish local elections.[1] Councillors were elected from five local electoral areas for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).
| Party | Seats | 1st pref | FPv% | |
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| Fianna Fáil | 13 | 17,281 | 41.07% | |
| Fine Gael | 8 | 12,614 | 29.98% | |
| Sinn Féin | 1 | 1,741 | 4.14% | |
| Labour | 0 | 240 | 0.57% | |
| Independent | 6 | 10,202 | 24.16% | |
| Total[1] | 28 | 42,076 | 100.00% | |