The City of Toronto also held a referendum on whether to remove the Blue Law banning films and concerts on Sunday evenings.

A plebiscite was held on loosening Toronto's blue law to allow cinemas to open on Sundays.

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.

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.