Limerick County Council: (Rathkeale) 1979 Local Election Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis

Seats: 5

Quota: 1408

Seat	Candidate	Share	First Pref Votes
1	Tommy Barrett (FF)	18.9%	1598
2	David Madden (FG)	17.2%	1448
3	Paddy Sheehy (FF)	16.7%	1410
4	Seán Hayes (IND)	10.5%	888
5	John Griffin (FF)	10.2%	860
	Michael Kennelly (FF)	8.7%	731
	Pat Lynch (FG)	7.7%	649
	Jim Reidy (IND)	5.1%	432
	Maurice Fitzgerald (FG)	5.0%	426

Incumbent in Bold

Electorate: 11399

Turnout: 8583

Valid: 8442

Limerick County Council (Rathkeale)1979 Local Election