Laois County Council (Borris-in-Ossory)
1979 Local Election
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| Seat | Party | Candidate | Share | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 |
| 1 |  | 30.1% | 1785 | |||||
| 2 |  | 10.1% | 598 | 700 (102) | 755 (55) | |||
| 4 |  | 10.9% | 645 | 725 (80) | 734 (9) | |||
| 6 | | 11.0% | 652 | 710 (58) | 723 (13) | |||
| 5 | | 6.1% | 360 | 571 (211) | 623 (52) | |||
| 7 | | 9.0% | 533 | 618 (85) | 620 (2) | |||
| 3 | | 6.5% | 386 | 560 (174) | 591 (31) | |||
| 9.2% | 545 | 579 (34) | 581 (2) | ||||
| 4.9% | 290 | 498 (208) | 535 (37) | ||||
| 2.1% | 127 | 219 (92) | |||||
| Electorate: 7874 | Turnout: 6029 | Valid: 5921 |