Galway County Council: (Galway) 1974 Local Election Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis

Seats: 9

Quota: 1991

Seat	Candidate	Share	First Pref Votes
1	Bobby Molloy (FF)	17.2%	3425
2	Michael D. Higgins (LAB)	12.5%	2497
3	Fintan Coogan (FG)	10.7%	2138
4	Patrick Ruane (SF)	10.3%	2059
5	John Molloy (FF)	5.1%	1021
6	Padraig McCormack (FG)	4.5%	890
7	Sean Donnellan (FF)	3.9%	782
8	Thomas Welby (FF)	4.7%	929
9	Brendan Holland (IND)	3.0%	601
	Paddy Dempsey (FF)	4.4%	872
	Tom McQuinn (FG)	4.1%	821
	Jim Kyne (FF)	4.3%	852
	Stephen Deveney (LAB)	2.1%	416
	Murtagh Rabbitt (FG)	2.2%	443
	Jim Doolan (FF)	2.3%	460
	Padraic Conneely (FG)	2.3%	455
	Paschal Walsh (FG)	2.1%	415
	Jimmy Brick (SF)	1.8%	356
	Sean Meade (LAB)	1.3%	258
	Jimmy Geoghegan (LAB)	1.1%	213

Incumbent in Bold

Electorate: 36687

Turnout: 20666

Valid: 19903

Galway County Council (Galway)1974 Local Election