Kildare County Council: 1974 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 10 | (+2) | 13609 | 45.7% | (+6.2%) | 20 | (+3) | 4 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 7 | (-1) | 8989 | 30.2% | (-6.0%) | 19 | (+2) | 4 | |
| Labour Party |  | 3 | 6031 | 20.2% | (+3.9%) | 12 | (+3) | 4 | ||
| Independent |  | 1 | (-1) | 706 | 2.4% | (-5.6%) | 2 | (-1) | 1 | (-2) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 460 | 1.5% | (+1.5%) | 2 | (+2) | 1 | (+1) | |