Waterford City Council (Waterford No. 3)
1979 Local Election

Seats: 5Quota: 930


 
Gallagher's
surplus of 479
Distribution
English's 152
Distribution
O'Hanlon's 170
Distribution
O'Brien's 173
Distribution
O'Shea's 261
Distribution
White's 324
Distribution
Kenneally's 418
Browne's
surplus of 131
Distribution
McCarthy's 453
Distribution
Brown's 522
SeatPartyCandidateShareCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11
1
Paddy Gallagher (SFWP)
25.3%
1409
2
Tom Browne (FF)
14.2%
791827
(36)
839
(12)
850
(11)
863
(13)
890
(27)
907
(17)
1068
(161)
3
Maurice Cummins (FG)
9.4%
524562
(38)
570
(8)
622
(52)
642
(20)
675
(33)
693
(18)
704
(11)
709
(5)
771
(62)
872
(101)
4
Brian Swift (FF)
7.5%
420440
(20)
444
(4)
451
(7)
460
(9)
481
(21)
498
(17)
617
(119)
728
(111)
762
(34)
838
(76)
5
Billy Quinlan (FG)
8.0%
447462
(15)
467
(5)
519
(52)
528
(9)
546
(18)
568
(22)
581
(13)
585
(4)
612
(27)
670
(58)
Tim Galvin (LAB)
5.7%
318346
(28)
353
(7)
360
(7)
399
(39)
485
(86)
522
(37)
540
(18)
542
(2)
585
(43)
644
(59)
Edward Brown (IND)
5.7%
318346
(28)
363
(17)
369
(6)
381
(12)
391
(10)
431
(40)
460
(29)
468
(8)
522
(54)
Billy McCarthy (SFWP)
2.5%
138333
(195)
362
(29)
365
(3)
372
(7)
382
(10)
440
(58)
452
(12)
453
(1)
Paddy Kenneally (FF)
6.5%
361375
(14)
383
(8)
387
(4)
399
(12)
410
(11)
418
(8)
Robert White (SLP)
3.9%
219251
(32)
283
(32)
294
(11)
303
(9)
324
(21)
Brian O'Shea (LAB)
3.6%
198219
(21)
222
(3)
229
(7)
261
(32)
Michael O'Brien (LAB)
2.7%
153168
(15)
170
(2)
173
(3)
Cecilia O'Hanlon (FG)
2.7%
152164
(12)
170
(6)
Seamus English (IND)
2.3%
127152
(25)
Electorate: 8351Turnout: 5650Valid: 5575