Galway City Council: 1979 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Independent |  | 5 | 4643 | 34.6% | (+5.3%) | 13 | (+4) | 3 | (+2) | |
| Fianna Fáil |  | 5 | (+1) | 4231 | 31.6% | (+5.8%) | 9 | (+2) | 3 | (+2) |
| Fine Gael |  | 1 | 2003 | 14.9% | (-2.0%) | 7 | (-1) | 3 | (+2) | |
| Labour Party |  | 1 | (-1) | 1587 | 11.8% | (-5.5%) | 4 | (-3) | 3 | (+2) |
| Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) |  | 0 | 704 | 5.3% | (+5.2%) | 3 | (+3) | 3 | (+3) | |
| Independent Labour |  | 0 | 240 | 1.8% | (+1.8%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |