Westmeath County Council: 1979 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 10 | (-1) | 12092 | 45.8% | (+3.5%) | 18 | (-3) | 4 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 9 | (+3) | 9018 | 34.2% | (+0.6%) | 18 | (-1) | 4 | |
| Labour Party |  | 3 | (+1) | 3482 | 13.2% | (+1.8%) | 7 | 3 | (-1) | |
| Independent |  | 1 | (-3) | 1799 | 6.8% | (-4.1%) | 4 | (-2) | 2 | (-1) |