1974 Irish local elections

Last updated December 08, 2024

The 1974 Irish local elections were held in counties, cities and towns of Ireland to elect the councils of all local authorities in the country on Tuesday, 18 June 1974.^[1]

Results

Total seats

Party		Seats	±	1st pref	FPv%^[2]	±%
	Fianna Fáil	352	91	494,926	39.8	+0.3
	Fine Gael	280	49	417,854	33.6	−0.1
	Labour	79	20	158,444	12.8	−1.2
	Sinn Féin (Provisional)	7	New	22,543	1.8	New
	Sinn Féin (Official)	6	New	16,623	1.3	New
	Independent Fianna Fáil	4	New	7240	0.6	New
	Protestant Association	2	1	2,313	0.2	−0.1
	Clann na Poblachta ^[a]	1	1	1,082	0.1	−0.2
	Independent	74	30	118,242	9.5	+1.1
Total				1,421,494	100.0	—

County councils

Authority		FF		FG		Lab		SF (P)		SF (O)		Other	Total
Carlow	9		7		3						2		21
Cavan	12		10						1		2		25
Clare	19		7		2		1				2		31
Cork County	20		17		6				1		2		46
Donegal	7		11						1		4 ^[b]		23
Dublin	10		8		5						2		25
Galway County	16		9		1		2				3		31
Kerry	13		7		3				1		2		26
Kildare	10		7		3						1		21
Kilkenny	13		11		2								26
Laois	11		12		2								25
Leitrim	8		12				1				1		22
Limerick County	14		11		2								27
Longford	7		8				1				5		21
Louth	11		11		1		1		1		1		26
Mayo	17		11								3		31
Meath	14		8		5						2		29
Monaghan	7		8				1				2 ^[c]		20
Offaly	8		9		2						1		20
Roscommon	12		12								2		26
Sligo	9		12		1						2		24
Tipperary North	8		6		3						3		20
Tipperary South	11		10		4						1		26
Waterford County	13		6		2						2		21
Westmeath	11		6		2						4		23
Wexford	9		6		3				1		2		21
Wicklow	9		6		3						2		20

County borough corporations

Authority		FF		FG		Lab	SF (P)		SF (O)		Other	Total
Cork Corporation	16		11		2					2		31
Dublin Corporation	15		13		10					7 ^[d]		45
Limerick Corporation	5		5		5					2		17
Waterford Corporation	6		3		2			1		3		15

Borough corporations

Authority		FF		FG		Lab	SF (P)	SF (O)		Other	Total
Dún Laoghaire Corporation	2		8		5						15
Galway Corporation	4		1		2				5		12
Kilkenny Corporation	3		3		4				2		12
Sligo Corporation	3		3		1				5		12
Wexford Corporation	3		2		4				3		12

Footnotes

↑ "Clann na Poblachta" officially dissolved in 1965; however, local election candidates continued to use the name of the party until the 1974 local elections.
↑ The Donegal non-party councillors were members of Independent Fianna Fáil.
↑ The non-party Monaghan councillors were nominated by the Protestant Association.
↑ Six of the seven non-party members of Dublin Corporation were elected as Community candidates, including Seán Dublin Bay Loftus and Carmencita Hederman.

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References

↑ "Local government election results". The Irish Times. 22 June 1974. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
↑ "1974 Local Election". Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

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[3] "Clann na Poblachta" officially dissolved in 1965; however, local election candidates continued to use the name of the party until the 1974 local elections.

[4] The Donegal non-party councillors were members of Independent Fianna Fáil.

[5] The non-party Monaghan councillors were nominated by the Protestant Association.

[6] Six of the seven non-party members of Dublin Corporation were elected as Community candidates, including Seán Dublin Bay Loftus and Carmencita Hederman.

[1] "Local government election results". The Irish Times. 22 June 1974. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.

[2] "1974 Local Election". Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

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