Laois County Council: 1979 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fine Gael |  | 12 | 10246 | 45.5% | (+2.0%) | 19 | (-2) | 4 | ||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 11 | 10475 | 46.5% | (-0.1%) | 20 | (-2) | 4 | ||
| Labour Party |  | 2 | 1434 | 6.4% | (-1.8%) | 3 | (-1) | 2 | ||
| Independent |  | 0 | 225 | 1.0% | (-0.7%) | 3 | 1 | |||
| Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) |  | 0 | 133 | 0.6% | (+0.6%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |