Dublin City Council (Area No. 5 - Arran Quay/Cabra West)
1979 Local Election
to Labour Party | to Fianna Fáil | to Fine Gael | to Independent | to Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) | ||
| from Labour Party | | 440 (72.4%) | 53 (8.7%) | 75 (12.3%) | 40 (6.6%) | |
| from Fianna Fáil | | 155 (5.7%) | 1917 (70.4%) | 258 (9.5%) | 389 (14.3%) | 5 (0.2%) |
| from Fine Gael | | 248 (14.2%) | 147 (8.4%) | 1177 (67.3%) | 177 (10.1%) | 1 (0.1%) |
| from Independent | | 165 (19.4%) | 284 (33.5%) | 142 (16.7%) | 220 (25.9%) | 38 (4.5%) |
| from Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) | | 259 (56.6%) | 39 (8.5%) | 33 (7.2%) | 127 (27.7%) |