1979 Kerry County Council election

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1979 Kerry County Council election
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 19747 June 1979 1985  

All 26 seats on Kerry County Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour
Seats won1472

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Sinn Féin Independent
Seats won12

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Map showing the area of Kerry County Council

Council control after election

Fianna Fáil

An election to all 26 seats on Kerry County Council took place on 7 June 1979 as part of that year's Irish local elections. Councillors were elected from 4 local electoral areas (LEAs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

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Results by party

PartySeats±1st prefFPv%±%
Fianna Fáil 1427,37144.70
Fine Gael 717,17528.05
Labour 27,64712.49
Sinn Féin 13,1525.15
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party 01,1591.89
Independent 24,7327.73
Totals2661,236100.00

Results by local electoral area

Killarney

Killarney: 6 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234567
Labour Sen. Michael Moynihan 19.51%2,737      
Fianna Fáil Jackie Healy-Rae 16.35%2,294      
Fianna Fáil Tom Fleming 14.48%2,032      
Fianna Fáil Patrick J. Cronin11.22%1,5741,644 1,806 1,832 1,861 1,877 1,946
Fine Gael Paudie Connor8.27%1,1611,308 1,329 1,355 1,567 1,568 1,883
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party Redmond Sullivan8.26%1,1591,324 1,362 1,412 1,543 1,545 1,651
Fine Gael Thomas Dennehy7.74%1,0861,130 1,139 1,203 1,383 1,389  
Fine Gael Christopher McSweeney7.11%9981,101 1,120 1,184 1,401 1,403 2,068
Fine Gael Tom Randles 5.37%753841 879 895    
Labour Joan Winter1.69%237352 354     
Electorate: 18,656  Valid: 14,031 (75.21%)  Spoilt: 213 (1.14%)  Quota: 2,005  Turnout: 14,244 (76.35%)  

    Killorglin

    Killorglin: 6 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Fianna Fáil Mary O'Donoghue15.07%1,811     
    Fine Gael Michael Connor-Scarteen14.23%1,7101,711 1,730   
    Fianna Fáil Thomas Cahill11.71%1,4081,415 1,482 1,586 1,633 1,829
    Fine Gael Danny Kissane9.89%1,1891,189 1,267 1,502 1,529 1,552
    Fianna Fáil Ted O'Connor9.49%1,1411,160 1,196 1,231 1,272 1,626
    Fine Gael Dan Barry9.38%1,1271,146 1,160 1,220 1,334 1,355
    Independent Michael O'Connell 9.14%1,0981,119 1,196 1,266 1,472 1,604
    Fianna Fáil John Joe Brien8.45%1,0161,030 1,035 1,038 1,069  
    Sinn Féin Tim Garvey4.80%577588 612 633   
    Fine Gael Teresa Murphy4.29%516516 583    
    Labour Sean Moriarty3.54%426427     
    Electorate: 16,620  Valid: 12,019 (72.32%)  Spoilt: 215 (1.76%)  Quota: 1,718  Turnout: 12,234 (73.61%)  

      Listowel

      Listowel: 6 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345678910
      Fianna Fáil Noel Brassil11.53%1,7241,742 1,762 1,764 1,821 1,827 1,851 1,882 1,916 1,929
      Fianna Fáil Kit Ahern TD11.38%1,7011,704 1,793 1,823 1,836 1,920 1,948 2,040 2,286 
      Fine Gael Senator Gerard Lynch 10.77%1,6101,612 1,644 1,773 1,880 1,940 2,154   
      Fianna Fáil Dan Kiely 10.34%1,5461,547 1,574 1,583 1,589 1,706 1,815 1,874 1,982 2,015
      Sinn Féin Robert Beasley10.17%1,5211,523 1,539 1,555 1,564 1,604 1,660 1,842 1,979 1,993
      Labour John Joe O'Sullivan8.90%1,3311,343 1,351 1,357 1,483 1,493 1,541 1,612 1,770 1,787
      Fianna Fáil Eamon Walsh8.67%1,2961,298 1,362 1,378 1,378 1,469 1,487 1,605 1,794 1,859
      Independent Jack Larkin6.88%1,0281,028 1,074 1,173 1,187 1,268 1,325 1,480   
      Fine Gael John Francis Ahern4.93%737738 745 773 793 832 1,002    
      Fine Gael Jeremiah O'Connor4.45%666667 671 707 772 805     
      Independent Thomas Sheehan3.83%573573 591 598 599      
      Fine Gael Tom Lawlor2.74%410423 425 435       
      Fine Gael Brendan Halloran2.64%395396 407        
      Fianna Fáil Tony O'Callaghan2.35%351352         
      Independent Tom Dineen0.41%61         
      Electorate: 19,867  Valid: 14,950 (75.25%)  Spoilt: 230 (1.52%)  Quota: 2,136  Turnout: 15,180 (76.41%)  

        Tralee

        Tralee: 8 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim, Jnr TD18.26%3,695      
        Fianna Fáil Denis Foley 15.33%3,103      
        Labour Dick Spring 14.41%2,916      
        Fine Gael Michael Begley TD11.07%2,2402,258     
        Independent James Courtney9.75%1,9722,073 2,115 2,185 2,233 2,278 
        Fianna Fáil Thomas Fitzgerald 7.52%1,5221,802 1,957 1,982 2,023 2,037 2,053
        Fianna Fáil Michael Long5.72%1,1571,715 1,973 2,026 2,058 2,286 
        Fine Gael John Blennerhassett5.62%1,1381,340 1,514 1,729 2,204 2,719 
        Sinn Féin Michael Horgan5.21%1,0541,184 1,286 1,387 1,447 1,492 1,532
        Fine Gael Timothy Nelligan4.01%812875 890 976 1,041   
        Fine Gael Frank Gleasure3.10%627721 829 946    
        Electorate: 29,352  Valid: 20,236 (68.94%)  Spoilt: 289 (1.41%)  Quota: 2,249  Turnout: 20,525 (69.93%)  

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