The 1979 Irish local elections were held in all the counties, cities and towns of Ireland on Thursday, 7 June 1979, on the same day as the first direct elections to the European Parliament.
Results Total seats Party Seats ± ±% 328 24529,90939.00.8 292 12469,07434.60.9 75 4160,68411.80.9 11 421,2731.60.2 7 131,2382.31.0 4 10,245 0.80.2Protestant Association21,9120.10.1 11,7280.1New 1 16750.0New 48 25120,1668.50.5 Total1,421,494100—
Counties and cities AuthorityFFFGLabSF (P)SFWPOtherTotalCarlow 8 9 3 1 21Cavan 12 11 1 125Clare 17 9 2 1 231Cork City 13 12 4 1 131Cork County 23 18 3 1 247Donegal 10 6 5 1 1 5 23Dublin City 12 15 11 1 6 45Dublin 12 14 9 136Galway 14 11 1 2 230Kerry 14 7 2 1 226Kildare 9 8 421Kilkenny 11 10 4 126Laois 11 12 225Leitrim 11 9 121Limerick City 6 5 4 217Limerick County 15 11 127Longford 8 9 2 221Louth 10 8 2 1 1 426Mayo 15 1631Meath 13 9 5 229Monaghan 9 8 3 20Offaly 10 9 1 121Roscommon 12 12 1 126Sligo 10 11 1 224Tipperary North 8 8 4 121Tipperary South 11 8 4 326Waterford City 5 4 2 2 215Waterford County 9 11 121Westmeath 10 9 3 123Wexford 10 7 2 221Wicklow 7 8 4 1 121
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Boroughs AuthorityFFFGLabPSFSFWPOtherTotalClonmel 4 4 3 112Drogheda 3 2 3 412Dún Laoghaire 3 8 4 15Galway 5 1 1 512Kilkenny 4 3 3 212Sligo 3 4 2 312Wexford 3 1 2 1 512
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