Kilkenny County Council: (Kilkenny) 1979 Local Election Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis

Seats: 8

Quota: 1265

Seat	Candidate	Share	First Pref Votes
1	Kieran Crotty (FG)	16.8%	1917
2	Michael Lanigan (FF)	11.2%	1276
3	Séamus Pattison (LAB)	10.7%	1213
4	Thomas Hogan (FG)	7.6%	865
5	Michael McGuinness (FF)	8.3%	939
6	Margaret Tynan (FG)	3.8%	429
7	Thomas Martin (LAB)	5.5%	621
8	Thomas Brennan (FF)	4.8%	551
	Peter Smithwick (FF)	3.6%	413
	Patrick Comerford (FF)	3.5%	401
	John Bolger (IND)	4.2%	475
	Tom Carroll (FG)	3.6%	409
	Michael Parsons (FG)	2.8%	318
	Moira Dorgan (FF)	3.4%	383
	Seamus Callanan (FF)	3.1%	357
	Thomas Vaughan (FG)	2.2%	248
	Eddie Corr (FG)	1.5%	174
	Breda Gorey-Ragget (FG)	1.1%	126
	Martin Meaney (FG)	1.2%	136
	Joe Buckley (LAB)	1.1%	126

Incumbent in Bold

Electorate: 16547

Turnout: 11553

Valid: 11377

Kilkenny County Council (Kilkenny)1979 Local Election