Galway County Council: 1979 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 15 | (-1) | 33509 | 46.8% | (-2.5%) | 26 | (+1) | 5 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 11 | (+2) | 22945 | 32.0% | (+0.6%) | 21 | (-2) | 5 | |
| Independent |  | 2 | (-1) | 5997 | 8.4% | (+1.1%) | 7 | (-1) | 4 | (-1) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 2 | 3810 | 5.3% | (-0.3%) | 4 | (+1) | 4 | (+1) | |
| Labour Party |  | 1 | 4530 | 6.3% | (+0.7%) | 5 | 4 | (+2) | ||
| Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) |  | 0 | 872 | 1.2% | (+1.2%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |