Dublin City Council (Area No. 9 - Rathfarnham/Rathmines West)
1979 Local Election
to Labour Party | to Fianna Fáil | to Fine Gael | to Sinn Féin | to Independent | ||
| from Labour Party | | 523 (65.5%) | 36 (4.5%) | 153 (19.2%) | 86 (10.8%) | |
| from Fianna Fáil | | 107 (7.6%) | 669 (47.3%) | 324 (22.9%) | 313 (22.2%) | |
| from Fine Gael | | 208 (17.4%) | 56 (4.7%) | 845 (70.5%) | 2 (0.2%) | 87 (7.3%) |
| from Independent | | 260 (48.8%) | 64 (12.0%) | 107 (20.1%) | 102 (19.1%) |