Galway County Council: 1974 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 16 | 32707 | 49.3% | (+1.4%) | 25 | (+2) | 5 | ||
| Fine Gael |  | 9 | (-1) | 20863 | 31.5% | (-5.4%) | 23 | 5 | ||
| Independent |  | 3 | (+2) | 4836 | 7.3% | (+2.0%) | 8 | (+2) | 5 | (+1) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 2 | 3722 | 5.6% | (+1.3%) | 3 | (+1) | 3 | (+1) | |
| Labour Party |  | 1 | (+1) | 3699 | 5.6% | (+3.6%) | 5 | (+3) | 2 | |
| Sinn Féin (Official) |  | 0 | 510 | 0.8% | (+0.8%) | 2 | (+2) | 2 | (+2) | |