Meath County Council: 1974 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 13 | (-1) | 14659 | 44.7% | (+3.2%) | 24 | (-1) | 5 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 8 | (-2) | 9069 | 27.7% | (-2.5%) | 23 | (+2) | 5 | |
| Labour Party |  | 5 | (+1) | 7348 | 22.4% | (-0.3%) | 17 | (+1) | 5 | |
| Independent |  | 2 | (+1) | 1225 | 3.7% | (-0.4%) | 4 | 1 | (-2) | |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 494 | 1.5% | (+0.1%) | 1 | (-1) | 1 | (-1) | |