1979 Donegal County Council election

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1979 Donegal County Council election
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All 28 seats on Donegal County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Independent Fianna Fáil
Seats won11104
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Sinn Féin The Workers' Party Donegal Progressive Party
Seats won111
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svgSteady2.svg
Donegal in Ireland.svg
Map showing the area of Donegal County Council
Council control before election

Fianna Fáil

Council control after election

Fianna Fáil

An election to all 28 seats on Donegal County Council took place on 7 June 1979 as part of the 1979 Irish local elections. County Donegal was divided into five county local electoral areas to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1985. [1]

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Results by party

PartySeats±1st prefFPv%±
Fianna Fáil 11Steady2.svg24,51640.08%Increase2.svg4.44%
Fine Gael 10Steady2.svg18,26029.85%Decrease2.svg 4.56%
Independent Fianna Fáil 4Steady2.svg10,24516.75%Increase2.svg 5.68%
Sinn Féin 1Increase2.svg 13,0555.00%Increase2.svg 3.16%
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party 1Steady2.svg2,1953.59%Decrease2.svg 0.34%
Donegal Progressive Party 1Steady2.svg1,7282.82%Decrease2.svg 0.32%
Independent 0Decrease2.svg 21,1671.91%Decrease2.svg 7.61%
Total28Steady2.svg61,166100.00%

Results by local electoral area

^  *: Incumbent councillor.

Buncrana

Buncrana: 6 seats [2] [3]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567891011
Fianna Fáil Hugh Conaghan TD [*] 14.1%1,868          
Sinn Féin Eddie Fullerton [*] 10.1%1,3311,355 1,369 1,424 1,428 1,434 1,443 1,445 1,478 1,491 1,614
Fianna Fáil Conal Doogan [*] 9.6%1,2671,271 1,276 1,430 1,582 1,592 1,600 1,604 2,248  
Fine Gael Sean McLaughlin [*] 8.9%1,1761,187 1,201 1,225 1,231 1,331 1,444 1,444 1,451 1,452 1,931'
Fine Gael Bernard McGuinness [*] 7.6%1,0051,008 1,012 1,020 1,033 1,097 1,417 1,417 1,507 1,532 1,832
Independent Fianna Fáil Michael Deery [*] 7.6%1,0011,018 1,064 1,075 1,088 1,093 1,111 1,113 1,243 1,316 1,344
Independent Fianna Fáil Paddy Keaveney [*] 6.8%896909 994 1,011 1,133 1,142 1,361 1,366 1,393 1,403 1,441
Fianna Fáil Denis McGonagle6.7%885889 892 924 1,098 1,100 1,110 1,110 —   
Fine Gael Harry Gillen6.0%798804 804 806 854 1,035 —     
Fine Gael Seamus Gill5.9%780794 800 835 840 1,060 1,220 1,221 1,234 1,236 —
Fine Gael Jim Devenney5.2%693693 718 722 724 —      
Fianna Fáil Sean McBride4.6%609611 613 650 —       
Fianna Fáil Karl Deery3.4%445460 463 —        
Independent Fianna Fáil Sean McDaid2.2%293325 —         
Independent Fianna Fáil Mick Gallagher1.2%154—          
Independent Patrick Kelly0.2%27—          
Electorate: 17,987  Valid: 13,030 (98.5%)  Spoilt: 198  Quota: 1,890  Turnout: 13,228 (73.54%)  

    Donegal

    Donegal: 6 seats [4] [5]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    Fianna Fáil Clement Coughlan [*] 22.3%2,869        
    Fine Gael Michael Melly [*] 12.8%1,6491,671 1,682 1,684 1,689 1,702 1,711 1,759 1,773
    Sinn Féin Joe O'Neill9.6%1,2411,285 1,324 1,337 1,384 1,440 1,470 1,491 1,552
    Fianna Fáil Brian McEniff [*] 9.5%1,2201,341 1,348 1,350 1,357 1,373 1,402 1,412 1,602
    Fine Gael Colm Gallagher [*] 8.8%1,1401,312 1,312 1,316 1,391 1,488 1,503 1,562 1,591
    Fianna Fáil Brian Gallagher [*] 7.4%9571,175 1,177 1,186 1,220 1,402 1,472 1,487 1,678
    Fianna Fáil James McBrearty6.3%809960 961 1,003 1,020 1,032 1,226 1,395 —
    Fine Gael Sean McNialluis5.6%728731 732 779 785 786 816 —  
    Fine Gael Thomas Murphy [*] 5.6%718785 786 794 821 827 993 1,407 1,576
    Fianna Fáil Patrick McGinley4.5%579651 651 667 701 703 —   
    Independent Fianna Fáil Hugh Cassidy3.1%401477 490 501 584 —    
    Independent Fianna Fáil John Murray2.3%292371 384 389 —     
    Sinn Féin The Workers' Party Michael Byrne1.5%192194 195 —      
    Independent Fianna Fáil Val Wynne0.7%9696 —       
    Electorate: 16,519  Valid: 12,891  Quota: 1,842  

      Glenties

      Glenties: 6 seats [6] [7]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Fianna Fáil Paddy Delap [*] 20.6%'2,391      
      Sinn Féin The Workers' Party Seamus Rogers [*] 13.1%1,5191,599 1,653 1,736   
      Fianna Fáil Pat The Cope Gallagher [*] 12.1%1,4111,632 1,649 1,663   
      Fianna Fáil Sean McNelis [*] 9.9%1,1491,306 1,310 1,469 1,495 1,506 1,524
      Independent Fianna Fáil John Kelly [*] 9.3%1,0841,128 1,141 1,241 1,247 1,256 1,576
      Fine Gael Pat Slowey8.5%992995 997 1,104 1,121 1,182 1,220
      Fine Gael James Doohan [*] 7.1%822866 873 877 882 938 —
      Fine Gael Jim Coyle [*] 6.9%800832 841 842 843 —  
      Fine Gael Fred Coll6.4%746859 899 903 903 1,285 1,581
      Fianna Fáil John McLoone4.4%514519 526 —    
      Sinn Féin Donal De Barra1.7%198229 —     
      Electorate: 16,684  Valid: 11,626 (98.65%)  Spoilt: 159  Quota: 1,661  Turnout: 11,785 (70.64%)  

        Letterkenny

        Letterkenny: 6 seats [8] [9]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678910
        Fine Gael Paddy Harte TD [*] 13.9%2,0462,073 2,124       
        Fianna Fáil Paddy McGowan [*] 13.8%2,0332,086 2,094 2,099 2,209     
        Fianna Fáil Bernard McGlinchey [*] 12.7%1,8681,888 2,064 2,163      
        Donegal Progressive Party William Buchanan [*] 11.7%1,7281,745 1,749 1,846 1,864 1,864 1,865 1,866 1,909 1,929
        Fine Gael J.J. Reid [*] 8.0%1,1881,256 1,271 1,499 1,562 1,567 1,571 1,578 1,626 1,697
        Independent Fianna Fáil Charles O'Donnell [*] 7.5%1,1061,118 1,173 1,220 1,260 1,263 1,280 1,284 1,339 1,425
        Independent Fianna Fáil Susan McGonagle [*] 6.6%9791,065 1,104 1,117 1,162 1,167 1,171 1,171 1,211 1,616
        Fianna Fáil Joseph Peoples5.5%817820 835 850 911 928 942 942 —  
        Independent Fianna Fáil Gabriel Gordon5.5%812848 872 876 934 946 952 954 975 —
        Independent Billy Gallagher4.7%695704 737 753 —      
        Fine Gael May McClintock3.8%562572 610 —       
        Sinn Féin The Workers' Party Sean O'Donnell3.3%484501 —        
        Independent Charles Long3.0%445—         
        Electorate: 20,479  Valid: 14,763 (98.16%)  Spoilt: 277  Quota: 2,110  Turnout: 15,040 (73.44%)  

          Milford

          Milford: 4 seats [10] [11]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          Independent Fianna Fáil Harry Blaney [*] 20.8%1,805     
          Fianna Fáil Noel McGinley [*] 17.8%1,5451,547 1,610 1,690 1,783 
          Fine Gael William McCafferty [*] 14.6%1,2621,265 1,284 1,344 1,376 1,515
          Fine Gael Joachim Loughrey [*] 13.3%1,1551,167 1,182 1,266 1,290 1,425
          Independent Fianna Fáil Rosemary McCafferty10.2%882919 972 1,004 1,286 1,368
          Fianna Fáil Ian McGarvey9.2%797800 808 960 969 —
          Fianna Fáil William Friel5.6%483490 503 —   
          Independent Fianna Fáil Hugh McClafferty5.1%444450 514 537 —  
          Sinn Féin Pat Doherty 3.3%285288 —    
          Electorate: 10,790  Valid: 8,658 (98.04%)  Spoilt: 173  Quota: 1,732  Turnout: 8,831 (84.81%)  

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