Kildare County Council: 1979 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 9 | (-1) | 14704 | 41.4% | (-4.3%) | 19 | (-1) | 4 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 8 | (+1) | 11108 | 31.2% | (+1.1%) | 15 | (-4) | 4 | |
| Labour Party |  | 4 | (+1) | 6225 | 17.5% | (-2.7%) | 10 | (-2) | 4 | |
| Independent |  | 0 | (-1) | 2950 | 8.3% | (+5.9%) | 8 | (+6) | 4 | (+3) |
| Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) |  | 0 | 572 | 1.6% | (+1.6%) | 2 | (+2) | 2 | (+2) | |