Longford County Council: 1974 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fine Gael |  | 8 | (+2) | 6340 | 40.9% | (+0.6%) | 15 | (-1) | 5 | |
| Fianna Fáil |  | 8 | 5976 | 38.6% | (+2.8%) | 15 | (+1) | 5 | ||
| Independent |  | 4 | (+1) | 2390 | 15.4% | (-4.1%) | 6 | (-3) | 5 | (+1) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 1 | 453 | 2.9% | (-1.5%) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Labour Party |  | 0 | 238 | 1.5% | (+1.5%) | 2 | (+2) | 1 | (+1) | |
| Aontacht Éireann |  | 0 | 93 | 0.6% | (+0.6%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |