Kerry County Council: 1979 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 14 | (+1) | 27371 | 44.7% | (+1.4%) | 16 | (-3) | 4 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 7 | 17175 | 28.0% | (-0.1%) | 17 | (+3) | 4 | ||
| Labour Party |  | 2 | (-1) | 7647 | 12.5% | (+0.6%) | 5 | (-2) | 4 | |
| Independent |  | 2 | 4732 | 7.7% | (-0.4%) | 5 | (-4) | 3 | ||
| Sinn Féin |  | 1 | (+1) | 3152 | 5.1% | (-1.2%) | 3 | (-4) | 3 | (-1) |
| Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) |  | 0 | 1159 | 1.9% | (+1.9%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |