Wicklow County Council: 1979 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fine Gael |  | 1 | (-4) | 10378 | 32.9% | (+1.5%) | 16 | 4 | ||
| Labour Party |  | 1 | (-2) | 7020 | 22.2% | (+0.7%) | 12 | (-4) | 3 | |
| Fianna Fáil |  | 0 | (-8) | 11079 | 35.1% | (-0.9%) | 18 | (-1) | 4 | |
| Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) |  | 0 | 1785 | 5.7% | (+5.7%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |
| Independent |  | 0 | (-2) | 1330 | 4.2% | (-2.5%) | 3 | 2 | ||