Donegal County Council: 1974 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 10 | (-5) | 19767 | 34.9% | (-13.0%) | 19 | (-5) | 5 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 10 | (-1) | 19085 | 33.7% | (-0.5%) | 19 | (+1) | 5 | |
| Independent Fianna Fáil |  | 4 | (+4) | 7240 | 12.8% | (+12.8%) | 10 | (+10) | 4 | (+4) |
| Independent |  | 3 | (+2) | 7029 | 12.4% | (+0.6%) | 9 | (+2) | 5 | (+2) |
| Sinn Féin (Official) |  | 1 | (+1) | 2178 | 3.9% | (+3.9%) | 2 | (+2) | 2 | (+2) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | (-1) | 1021 | 1.8% | (-2.2%) | 1 | (-3) | 1 | (-2) |
| Labour Party |  | 0 | 242 | 0.4% | (-1.5%) | 1 | (-1) | 1 | ||