Tipperary South Council: 1979 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 5 | (-6) | 10395 | 35.3% | (-5.1%) | 16 | (-3) | 4 | (-1) |
| Fine Gael |  | 4 | (-6) | 8972 | 30.5% | (-3.6%) | 13 | (-4) | 4 | (-1) |
| Labour Party |  | 3 | (-1) | 5325 | 18.1% | (-0.2%) | 7 | (-3) | 4 | (-1) |
| Independent |  | 3 | (+2) | 4679 | 15.9% | (+9.1%) | 7 | (+2) | 3 | |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 61 | 0.2% | (-0.2%) | 1 | 1 | |||