Tipperary North Council: 1979 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 9 | 12713 | 43.8% | (+4.4%) | 18 | (+2) | 4 | ||
| Fine Gael |  | 8 | (+2) | 9008 | 31.1% | (+2.8%) | 12 | (+1) | 4 | |
| Labour Party |  | 3 | 5232 | 18.0% | (+1.7%) | 7 | (+2) | 4 | (+1) | |
| Independent |  | 1 | (-2) | 1312 | 4.5% | (-9.0%) | 3 | (-4) | 3 | (-1) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 738 | 2.5% | (+0.0%) | 1 | 1 | |||