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1979 Irish local elections
Nationwide local authority elections
Nationwide local authority elections
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1979 Irish local elections | |
| country | Republic of Ireland | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| previous_election | 1974 Irish local elections | |
| previous_year | 1974 | |
| next_election | 1985 Irish local elections | |
| next_year | 1985 | |
| election_date | 7 June 1979 | |
| turnout | 63.60% 1.47pp | |
| image1 | ||
| leader1 | Jack Lynch | |
| leader_since1 | 9 November 1966 | |
| party1 | Fianna Fáil | |
| seats1 | 328 | |
| seat_change1 | 24 | |
| popular_vote1 | 529,909 | |
| percentage1 | 39.0% | |
| swing1 | 0.8% | |
| image2 | [[File:Garret FitzGerald 1975 (cropped).jpg | 150x150px]] |
| leader2 | Garret FitzGerald | |
| leader_since2 | 1977 | |
| party2 | Fine Gael | |
| seats2 | 292 | |
| seat_change2 | 12 | |
| popular_vote2 | 469,074 | |
| percentage2 | 34.6% | |
| swing2 | 0.8% | |
| image3 | ||
| leader3 | Frank Cluskey | |
| leader_since3 | 1977 | |
| party3 | Labour Party (Ireland) | |
| seats3 | 75 | |
| seat_change3 | 4 | |
| popular_vote3 | 160,684 | |
| percentage3 | 11.8% | |
| swing3 | 0.9% | |
| image4 | [[File:Ruairí Ó Brádaigh 2004 (cropped).jpg | 150x150px]] |
| leader4 | Ruairí Ó Brádaigh | |
| leader_since4 | October 1970 | |
| party4 | Sinn Féin (Provisional) | |
| color4 | 326760 | |
| seats4 | 11 | |
| seat_change4 | 4 | |
| popular_vote4 | 21,273 | |
| percentage4 | 1.6% | |
| swing4 | 0.2% | |
| image5 | [[File:Tomás Mac Giolla (cropped).jpg | 150x150px]] |
| leader5 | Tomás Mac Giolla | |
| leader_since5 | 14 October 1962 | |
| party5 | Sinn Féin The Workers' Party | |
| color5 | d73d3d | |
| seats5 | 7 | |
| seat_change5 | 1 | |
| popular_vote5 | 31,238 | |
| percentage5 | 2.3% | |
| swing5 | 1.0% | |
| image6 | ||
| leader6 | Neil Blaney | |
| leader_since6 | 1972 | |
| party6 | Independent Fianna Fáil | |
| seats6 | 4 | |
| seat_change6 | ||
| popular_vote6 | 10,245 | |
| percentage6 | 0.8% | |
| swing6 | 0.2% |
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 | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 328 | 24 | 529,909 | 39.0 | 0.8 | |
| 292 | 12 | 469,074 | 34.6 | 0.9 | |
| 75 | 4 | 160,684 | 11.8 | 0.9 | |
| 11 | 4 | 21,273 | 1.6 | 0.2 | |
| 7 | 1 | 31,238 | 2.3 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 10,245 | 0.8 | 0.2 | ||
| Protestant Association | 2 | 1,912 | 0.1 | ||
| 1 | 1,728 | 0.1 | New | ||
| 1 | 1 | 675 | 0.0 | New | |
| 48 | 25 | 120,166 | 8.5 | 0.5 | |
| Total | 1,421,494 | 100 | — |
Counties and cities
| Authority | Fianna Fáil}}; width: 3px;" | Fine Gael}}; width: 3px;" | Labour Party (Ireland)}}; width: 3px;" | Sinn Féin}}; width: 3px;" | Workers' Party (Ireland)}}; width: 3px;" | Independent politician}}; width: 3px;" | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FF | FG | Lab | SF (P) | SFWP | Other | ||||||||
| Carlow | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | ||||||||
| Cavan | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 25 | ||||||||
| Clare | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 31 | |||||||
| Cork City | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 31 | |||||||
| Cork County | 23 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 47 | |||||||
| Donegal | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 23 | ||||||
| Dublin City | 12 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 45 | |||||||
| Dublin | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 36 | ||||||||
| Galway | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 30 | |||||||
| Kerry | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26 | |||||||
| Kildare | 9 | 8 | 4 | 21 | |||||||||
| Kilkenny | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||
| Laois | 11 | 12 | 2 | 25 | |||||||||
| Leitrim | 11 | 9 | 1 | 21 | |||||||||
| Limerick City | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | ||||||||
| Limerick County | 15 | 11 | 1 | 27 | |||||||||
| Longford | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||
| Louth | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 26 | ||||||
| Mayo | 15 | 16 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Meath | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 29 | ||||||||
| Monaghan | 9 | 8 | 3 | 20 | |||||||||
| Offaly | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | ||||||||
| Roscommon | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||
| Sligo | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 24 | ||||||||
| Tipperary North | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 21 | ||||||||
| Tipperary South | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | ||||||||
| Waterford City | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |||||||
| Waterford County | 9 | 11 | 1 | 21 | |||||||||
| Westmeath | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 23 | ||||||||
| Wexford | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||
| Wicklow | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
;Notes
Boroughs
| Authority | Fianna Fáil}}; width: 3px;" | Fine Gael}}; width: 3px;" | Labour Party (Ireland)}}; width: 3px;" | Sinn Féin}}; width: 3px;" | Workers' Party (Ireland)}}; width: 3px;" | Independent politician}}; width: 3px;" | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FF | FG | Lab | PSF | SFWP | Other | ||||||||
| Clonmel | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||
| Drogheda | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||
| Dún Laoghaire | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | |||||||||
| Galway | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||
| Kilkenny | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||
| Sligo | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||
| Wexford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
References
Sources
Citations
References
- "1979 Local Election".
- (12 June 1979). "Newly-elected members of the county councils". The Irish Times.
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