Galway County Council (Galway)
1979 Local Election

Seats: 9Quota: 2402


 
Higgins's
surplus of 1032
Distribution
Hannigan's 369
Distribution
Kenny's 534
Distribution
Byrnes's 744
McCormack's
surplus of 152
Distribution
Donnellan's 962
Distribution
Lochlainn's 1020
Distribution
Kenny's 1129
Distribution
Coffey's 1177
Distribution
Neachtain's 1260
Welby's
surplus of 276
SeatPartyCandidateShareCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12
1
Michael D. Higgins (LAB)
14.3%
3434
2
Padraig McCormack (FG)
8.4%
20212077
(56)
2173
(96)
2213
(40)
2554
(341)
3
Fintan Coogan (IND)
7.7%
18562058
(202)
2079
(21)
2167
(88)
2234
(67)
2241
(7)
2284
(43)
2411
(127)
4
Thomas Welby (FF)
7.2%
17321743
(11)
1745
(2)
1748
(3)
1807
(59)
1813
(6)
2147
(334)
2169
(22)
2307
(138)
2324
(17)
2697
(373)
5
John Molloy (FF)
6.9%
16481681
(33)
1685
(4)
1697
(12)
1705
(8)
1706
(1)
1840
(134)
1853
(13)
2067
(214)
2125
(58)
2342
(217)
2445
(103)
6
Michael Ó hUiginn (FF)
7.2%
17191768
(49)
1775
(7)
1784
(9)
1794
(10)
1795
(1)
1872
(77)
1947
(75)
2022
(75)
2087
(65)
2315
(228)
2434
(119)
7
Pól Ó Foighil (FG)
5.6%
13381396
(58)
1447
(51)
1493
(46)
1556
(63)
1640
(84)
1676
(36)
2104
(428)
2137
(33)
2246
(109)
2395
(149)
2416
(21)
8
Patrick Ruane (SF)
8.2%
19661984
(18)
1988
(4)
2006
(18)
2012
(6)
2014
(2)
2027
(13)
2049
(22)
2269
(220)
2346
(77)
2382
(36)
2390
(8)
9
Brendan Holland (IND)
4.8%
11501282
(132)
1311
(29)
1357
(46)
1379
(22)
1380
(1)
1404
(24)
1510
(106)
1532
(22)
1723
(191)
1783
(60)
1787
(4)
Paddy Dempsey (FF)
4.7%
11361146
(10)
1151
(5)
1155
(4)
1166
(11)
1166
(0)
1250
(84)
1257
(7)
1427
(170)
1478
(51)
1543
(65)
1564
(21)
Seán Ó Neachtain (FF)
4.5%
10841103
(19)
1106
(3)
1110
(4)
1112
(2)
1112
(0)
1169
(57)
1186
(17)
1221
(35)
1260
(39)
Tony Coffey (SFWP)
3.6%
872975
(103)
978
(3)
1090
(112)
1125
(35)
1125
(0)
1135
(10)
1167
(32)
1177
(10)
Frank Kenny (FF)
4.3%
10401049
(9)
1050
(1)
1052
(2)
1056
(4)
1057
(1)
1124
(67)
1129
(5)
Gary Ó Lochlainn (FG)
3.3%
802849
(47)
903
(54)
918
(15)
959
(41)
1008
(49)
1020
(12)
Sean Donnellan (FF)
3.8%
914930
(16)
937
(7)
941
(4)
962
(21)
962
(0)
Nicholas Byrnes (FG)
2.7%
648675
(27)
728
(53)
744
(16)
Peter Kenny (LAB)
1.3%
312523
(211)
534
(11)
Tom Hannigan (FG)
1.4%
338369
(31)
Electorate: 43087Turnout: 24419Valid: 24010