Waterford City Council (Waterford No. 2)
1979 Local Election
to Labour Party | to Fianna Fáil | to Fine Gael | to Independent | to Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) | ||
| from Fianna Fáil | | 85 (16.6%) | 292 (57.1%) | 103 (20.2%) | 31 (6.1%) | |
| from Fine Gael | | 37 (15.9%) | 32 (13.7%) | 46 (19.7%) | 95 (40.8%) | 23 (9.9%) |
| from Independent | | 46 (10.6%) | 127 (29.3%) | 55 (12.7%) | 158 (36.5%) | 47 (10.9%) |
| from Sinn Féin (Workers' Party) | | 10 (10.8%) | 10 (10.8%) | 16 (17.2%) | 8 (8.6%) | 49 (52.7%) |