1979 Irish local elections

1979 Irish local elections
← 1974 7 June 1979 1985 →
Turnout63.60% Increase1.47pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Labour
Leader Jack Lynch Garret FitzGerald Frank Cluskey
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Leader since 9 November 1966 1977 1977
Seats won 328 292 75
Seat change Decrease 24 Increase 12 Decrease 4
Popular vote 529,909 469,074 160,684
Percentage 39.0% 34.6% 11.8%
Swing Decrease 0.8% Increase 0.8% Decrease 0.9%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
IFF
Leader Ruairí Ó Brádaigh Tomás Mac Giolla Neil Blaney
Party Sinn Féin (Provisional) Sinn Féin The Workers' Party Independent Fianna Fáil
Leader since October 1970 14 October 1962 1972
Seats won 11 7 4
Seat change Increase 4 Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 21,273 31,238 10,245
Percentage 1.6% 2.3% 0.8%
Swing Decrease 0.2% Increase 1.0% Decrease 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.