Limerick County Council: 1979 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 13 | (-1) | 21481 | 55.6% | (+2.2%) | 17 | (-5) | 5 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 10 | (-1) | 14713 | 38.1% | (+1.7%) | 15 | (-2) | 5 | |
| Independent |  | 1 | (+1) | 1607 | 4.2% | (+1.6%) | 3 | (+1) | 2 | |
| Labour Party |  | 0 | (-2) | 802 | 2.1% | (-5.1%) | 2 | (-2) | 2 | (-2) |