The 1960 Leeds municipal elections were held on 12 May 1960, with one third of the council set to be re-elected.[1]
A large swing of 5.5%[2] to the Conservatives allowed them their first election victory since 1951 - having won the most votes in several elections since then, but never amounting to a majority of seats.[1] The Conservatives made their six gains from Labour in the wards of Beeston, Bramley, Harehills, Stanningley, Westfield, Woodhouse and Wortley, halving Labour's majority of councillors from 24 to 12.[1][2]
Elsewhere, the Liberals managed a post-war first of beating Labour to second place in Allerton and Far Headingley, and the first Independent candidate standing since the war, Dennis Peddar, made negligible impact in Westfield.[1] Turnout fell sharply for this election - by nearly a quarter from the previous year - to a new low of 27.5%.[2]