Cavan County Council: 1974 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 12 | (+1) | 10786 | 39.1% | (-3.1%) | 20 | (+3) | 4 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 10 | 10747 | 39.0% | (+1.1%) | 18 | (+3) | 4 | ||
| Independent |  | 1 | (-1) | 2195 | 8.0% | (-4.6%) | 3 | (-3) | 3 | (-1) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 1 | (+1) | 1816 | 6.6% | (+5.4%) | 4 | (+3) | 4 | (+3) |
| Clann na Poblachta |  | 1 | 1082 | 3.9% | (-2.1%) | 2 | (-1) | 2 | ||
| Labour Party |  | 0 | 579 | 2.1% | (+2.1%) | 3 | (+3) | 3 | (+3) | |
| Aontacht Éireann |  | 0 | 352 | 1.3% | (+1.3%) | 2 | (+2) | 2 | (+2) | |