Kerry County Council: 1974 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 13 | (+1) | 25558 | 43.3% | (-2.0%) | 19 | (-3) | 4 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 7 | (-3) | 16637 | 28.2% | (-1.2%) | 14 | (-2) | 4 | |
| Labour Party |  | 3 | (+1) | 7008 | 11.9% | (-0.7%) | 7 | (+1) | 4 | |
| Independent |  | 2 | (+1) | 4823 | 8.2% | (-1.7%) | 9 | 3 | (-1) | |
| Sinn Féin (Official) |  | 1 | (+1) | 1255 | 2.1% | (+2.1%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | (-1) | 3748 | 6.3% | (+3.5%) | 7 | (+5) | 4 | (+2) |