Dublin City Council (Area No. 1 - Howth/Clontarf East)
1979 Local Election
to Labour Party | to Fianna Fáil | to Fine Gael | to Independent | to Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) | ||
| from Labour Party | | 459 (24.4%) | 510 (27.1%) | 871 (46.3%) | 41 (2.2%) | |
| from Fianna Fáil | | 25 (2.6%) | 739 (76.3%) | 168 (17.3%) | 27 (2.8%) | 10 (1.0%) |
| from Fine Gael | | 97 (10.6%) | 133 (14.5%) | 620 (67.5%) | 68 (7.4%) | |
| from Independent | | 457 (18.6%) | 598 (24.3%) | 902 (36.7%) | 416 (16.9%) | 84 (3.4%) |
| from Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) | | 275 (56.7%) | 88 (18.1%) | 50 (10.3%) | 72 (14.8%) |