Sligo Corporation (North Ward)
1979 Local Election
to Labour Party | to Fianna Fáil | to Fine Gael | to Independent | to Independent Socialist | ||
| from Labour Party | | 20 (15.5%) | 28 (21.7%) | 39 (30.2%) | 27 (20.9%) | 15 (11.6%) |
| from Fianna Fáil | | 4 (1.9%) | 122 (59.2%) | 29 (14.1%) | 51 (24.8%) | |
| from Fine Gael | | 13 (11.3%) | 7 (6.1%) | 74 (64.3%) | 16 (13.9%) | 5 (4.3%) |
| from Independent | | 25 (12.3%) | 118 (57.8%) | 61 (29.9%) | ||
| from Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) |  | 16 (38.1%) | 7 (16.7%) | 7 (16.7%) | 9 (21.4%) | 3 (7.1%) |
| from Independent Socialist | | 51 (40.5%) | 15 (11.9%) | 12 (9.5%) | 48 (38.1%) |