Louth County Council: 1979 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 9 | (+2) | 11921 | 33.6% | (-6.1%) | 21 | (+1) | 4 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 9 | (+2) | 10489 | 29.5% | (-4.3%) | 17 | (+1) | 4 | |
| Independent |  | 4 | (+4) | 5838 | 16.4% | (-0.3%) | 9 | (+1) | 4 | (+1) |
| Labour Party |  | 2 | (+1) | 3899 | 11.0% | (+6.7%) | 11 | (+6) | 3 | (+1) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 1 | (+1) | 2266 | 6.4% | (+2.5%) | 6 | (+4) | 3 | (+2) |
| Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) |  | 1 | (+1) | 1096 | 3.1% | (+3.1%) | 4 | (+4) | 3 | (+3) |