Wexford County Council: 1979 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fine Gael |  | 1 | (-5) | 10034 | 33.3% | (+3.2%) | 12 | (-3) | 3 | (-1) |
| Fianna Fáil |  | 0 | (-9) | 11907 | 39.5% | (-0.3%) | 12 | (-3) | 3 | (-1) |
| Labour Party |  | 0 | (-4) | 4767 | 15.8% | (-5.4%) | 9 | (-3) | 3 | (-1) |
| Independent |  | 0 | (-2) | 2385 | 7.9% | (+0.9%) | 4 | (+1) | 2 | |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 499 | 1.7% | (+1.7%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |
| Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) |  | 0 | 312 | 1.0% | (+1.0%) | 2 | (+2) | 2 | (+2) | |
| Socialist Labour Party |  | 0 | 229 | 0.8% | (+0.8%) | 2 | (+2) | 1 | (+1) | |