Longford County Council (Longford)
1979 Local Election
to Fianna Fáil | to Fine Gael | to Sinn Féin | to Independent | to Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) | ||
| from Fianna Fáil | | 358 (56.0%) | 125 (19.6%) | 81 (12.7%) | 56 (8.8%) | 19 (3.0%) |
| from Fine Gael | | 26 (10.4%) | 144 (57.6%) | 56 (22.4%) | 21 (8.4%) | 3 (1.2%) |
| from Independent | | 96 (34.7%) | 124 (44.8%) | 57 (20.6%) | ||
| from Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) | | 53 (20.9%) | 71 (28.1%) | 63 (24.9%) | 21 (8.3%) | 45 (17.8%) |