Louth County Council: (Dundalk) 1979 Local Election Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis

Seats: 10

Quota: 1327

Seat	Candidate	Share	First Pref Votes
1	Eddie Filgate (FF)	10.1%	1477
2	Fra Browne (SF)	9.7%	1415
3	Joe Lennon (FG)	7.5%	1101
5	Tom Bellew (FF)	6.4%	936
4	Joe Farrell (FF)	6.1%	896
7	Martin Bellew (IND)	5.4%	781
6	Dermot Ahern (FF)	5.2%	766
8	John McGuinness (FG)	4.8%	704
10	Séamus Kirk (FF)	4.6%	674
9	Brendan McGahon (FG)	4.6%	670
	Séamus McGuinness (IND)	4.1%	598
	Bridie O'Rourke (FG)	3.9%	563
	Michael Coburn (FG)	3.8%	549
	Thomas Kinch (FF)	3.4%	503
	Frank Carney (LAB)	3.0%	444
	Joe Gallagher (FG)	2.8%	406
	Jimmy Callan (FF)	2.3%	330
	Pat Duffy (SF)	2.0%	288
	Martin Sharkey (SF)	1.9%	276
	Jackie Callan (LAB)	1.8%	270
	Pearse O'Hanrahan (FF)	1.7%	247
	C. McArdle (FF)	1.7%	243
	Tim Morgan (SFWP)	1.3%	184
	Liam Kieran (LAB)	1.2%	177
	John Toal (LAB)	0.7%	98

Incumbent in Bold

Electorate: 23885

Turnout: 14873

Valid: 14596

Louth County Council (Dundalk)1979 Local Election