Meath County Council: 1979 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 13 | 15066 | 41.3% | (-3.4%) | 23 | (-1) | 5 | ||
| Fine Gael |  | 9 | (+1) | 10369 | 28.4% | (+0.7%) | 19 | (-4) | 5 | |
| Labour Party |  | 5 | 7657 | 21.0% | (-1.4%) | 14 | (-3) | 5 | ||
| Independent |  | 2 | 2985 | 8.2% | (+4.4%) | 6 | (+2) | 4 | (+3) | |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 280 | 0.8% | (-0.7%) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Socialist Party |  | 0 | 79 | 0.2% | (+0.2%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |
| Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) |  | 0 | 74 | 0.2% | (+0.2%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |