Dublin County Council: 1979 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fine Gael |  | 14 | (+5) | 49387 | 38.0% | (+2.8%) | 31 | (+10) | 9 | (+3) |
| Fianna Fáil |  | 12 | (+3) | 39408 | 30.3% | (-1.3%) | 34 | (+11) | 9 | (+3) |
| Labour Party |  | 9 | (+4) | 28869 | 22.2% | (-1.0%) | 21 | (+4) | 9 | (+3) |
| Independent |  | 1 | (-1) | 8984 | 6.9% | (-2.0%) | 12 | (+3) | 5 | (+1) |
| Socialist Labour Party |  | 0 | 2463 | 1.9% | (+1.9%) | 7 | (+7) | 6 | (+6) | |
| Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) |  | 0 | 1023 | 0.8% | (+0.8%) | 2 | (+2) | 2 | (+2) | |