Limerick City Council: 1979 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 6 | (+1) | 7944 | 35.0% | (+5.7%) | 22 | (+7) | 4 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 5 | 6609 | 29.1% | (+0.7%) | 14 | (+1) | 4 | ||
| Labour Party |  | 5 | 5101 | 22.5% | (-2.9%) | 11 | (-1) | 4 | ||
| Independent |  | 1 | (-1) | 2426 | 10.7% | (-4.7%) | 5 | (-3) | 3 | (-1) |
| Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) |  | 0 | 327 | 1.4% | (+1.4%) | 2 | (+2) | 1 | (+1) | |
| Socialist Labour Party |  | 0 | 281 | 1.2% | (+1.2%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |