Westmeath County Council: 1974 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 11 | (+2) | 10484 | 42.3% | (+4.6%) | 21 | (+2) | 4 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 6 | (-3) | 8323 | 33.6% | (-2.4%) | 19 | (+1) | 4 | |
| Independent |  | 4 | (+2) | 2700 | 10.9% | (-0.8%) | 6 | (+1) | 3 | |
| Labour Party |  | 2 | (-1) | 2823 | 11.4% | (-1.6%) | 7 | (-1) | 4 | |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 433 | 1.7% | (+0.2%) | 2 | 2 | |||