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Part of the 1979 Irish local elections
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1979 Dublin Corporation election Ireland Parliamentary no yes 1974 Dublin Corporation election 1974 7 June 1979 1985 Dublin Corporation election 1985 All 45 seats on Dublin City Council 23 Fine Gael 15 Fianna Fáil 12 Labour Party (Ireland) 4 Sinn Féin The Workers' Party 1
An election to all 45 seats on the council of Dublin Corporation took place on 7 June 1979 as part of the 1979 Irish local elections. The city of Dublin was divided into 11 borough electoral areas (BEAs) 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). The term was extended to 1985.
Boundary changes
At the previous election, there were nine BEAs. This was revised in 1979 to 11 BEAs.DOE 1980 vii
Results by party
Party Seats ± 1st pref First preference votes FPv% First preference votes percentage ±% Fine Gael1529.3 Fianna Fáil1227.1 Labour Party (Ireland)418.3 Sinn Féin The Workers' Party14.9 Sinn Féin00.8 Socialist Labour Party (Ireland)0New3.4 Communist Party of Ireland00.2 Independent politician (Ireland)6Total45 170,256100.00
Candidates marked below as Community were Independent Non-Party candidates who had added the word Community to their names by deed poll.
Results by local electoral area
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* Outgoing councillor.
Area No. 1
The wards of Baldoyle, Beann Éadair A, Beann Éadair B, Clontarf East A, Clontarf East B, Clontarf East C, Coolock A, Raheny A, and Raheny B.si 1979 41 Dublin County Borough (Electoral Areas) Order 1979 15 February 1979
Area No. 1: 4 seatsDOE 1980 184https://www.irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=169&electype=5&constitid=304 Dublin City Council: (Area No. 1 - Howth/Clontarf East) 1979 Local Election Irish Elections: Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1979/0611/Pg008.html The Irish Times 11 June 1979 Corporations
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Independent politician (Ireland)
Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus*
27.7
4,957
Fine Gael
Michael Joe Cosgrave*
18.0
3,222
3,464
3,495
3,577
3,596
Fianna Fáil
Michael Woods
11.8
2,109
2,243
2,259
2,362
2,681
2,743
2,800
2,882
3,042
3,047
3,227
Fianna Fáil
Ned Brennan*
11.6
2,076
2,155
2,173
2,239
2,420
2,446
2,482
2,527
2,627
2,628
2,865
Labour Party (Ireland)
Tom Duffy*
5.6
1,006
1,101
1,127
1,135
1,144
1,251
1,710
1,804
2,061
2,064
Fine Gael
Mary Byrne
5.1
921
1,089
1,091
1,101
1,127
1,155
1,228
1,843
2,178
2,183
2,935
Fine Gael
Dermot Melia
4.3
778
895
902
911
933
955
1,001
Labour Party (Ireland)
Michael Martin
3.3
599
662
678
680
686
854
Community Independent
Noel Nutley
3.2
582
921
972
985
999
1,071
1,112
1,180
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party
Seamus Phelan
3.1
557
593
641
646
651
Fianna Fáil
Sheila Quinn
2.8
494
550
554
625
Fianna Fáil
Noel Peers
2.0
351
371
381
Independent politician (Ireland)
Val Lynch
1.4
257
283
11
31,883
17,909
140
3,582
56.61%
Area No. 2
The wards of Artane A, Artane B, Artane C, Artane D, Artane E, Clontarf East E, Clontarf West A, Clontarf West B, Coolock B, Coolock C, and Coolock D.
Area No. 2: 4 seatsDOE 1980 186https://www.irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=169&electype=5&constitid=305 Dublin City Council: (Area No. 2 - Artane/Coolock) 1979 Local Election Irish Elections: Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis 13
Fine Gael George Birmingham 13.9 2,156 2,162 2,203 2,227 2,244 2,264 2,296 2,347 2,385 2,464 2,583 3,775
Fianna Fáil Eugene Timmons* 13.6 2,114 2,116 2,131 2,137 2,363 2,676 2,704 3,005 3,056 3,109
Fine Gael Ray Fay 9.9 1,536 1,540 1,573 1,593 1,640 1,660 1,687 1,722 1,767 1,822 1,904
Labour Party (Ireland) Michael O'Halloran 9.5 1,475 1,478 1,513 1,529 1,539 1,553 1,638 1,655 1,774 2,039 2,127 2,270 2,542
Labour Party (Ireland) Seán Kenny 7.9 1,231 1,244 1,266 1,303 1,312 1,319 1,349 1,425 1,531 2,096 2,178 2,331 2,617
Labour Party (Ireland) Jimmy Byrne 7.2 1,118 1,120 1,130 1,170 1,174 1,185 1,226 1,249 1,334
Socialist Labour Party (Ireland) Bert Bennett 6.0 923 926 951 1,104 1,109 1,114 1,338 1,360 1,920 2,067 2,129 2,203 2,320
Fianna Fáil Ita Green 5.4 832 839 848 861 911 1,026 1,037 1,326 1,351 1,391
Socialist Labour Party (Ireland) Jim Maher 5.1 788 789 809 886 894 907 1,150 1,178
Fianna Fáil Jimmy Hutton 4.8 742 744 748 763 807 920 926
Socialist Labour Party (Ireland) Dave Neligan 4.4 689 692 703 750 755 763
Fianna Fáil P. J. Mara 3.8 590 592 597 599 663
Fianna Fáil Gerald Russell 3.3 504 504 505 508
Socialist Labour Party (Ireland) Mairin Breheny 2.9 448 453 469
Independent politician (Ireland) Austin McCoy 1.6 245 295
Independent politician (Ireland) Ann Creighton 0.7 107
13 32,163 15,498 229 3,100 48.90%
Area No. 3
The wards of Artane F, Artane G, Artane H, Drumcondra North A, Drumcondra North B, Drumcondra North C, Finglas East A, Finglas East B, Finglas East C, Finglas East D, Finglas East E, Finglas East F, Santry A, and Santry B.
Area No. 3: 5 seatsDOE 1980 188https://www.irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=169&electype=5&constitid=306 Dublin City Council: (Area No. 3 - Finglas East/Drumcondra North) 1979 Local Election Irish Elections: Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis
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Community Independent
Hannah Barlow*
14.8
2,828
2,841
2,857
2,872
2,892
2,968
3,109
3,063
3,116
3,196
Labour Party (Ireland)
Paddy Dunne*
11.9
2,261
2,275
2,349
2,360
2,527
2,576
2,589
2,624
2,722
2,835
3,340
Fianna Fáil
Tim Killeen*
11.0
2,097
2,100
2,106
2,110
2,113
2,133
2,373
2,394
2,405
2,414
2,420
2,423
2,462
2,530
2,935
Fine Gael
Paddy Belton*
8.9
1,705
1,705
1,712
1,713
1,719
1,725
1,734
1,832
1,859
1,871
1,918
1,942
2,198
2,336
2,405
Fine Gael
Mary Flaherty
8.5
1,621
1,626
1,643
1,654
1,671
1,684
1,695
1,828
1,862
1,889
1,963
2,007
2,588
2,750
2,853
Fianna Fáil
Michael Barrett
8.0
1,523
1,527
1,531
1,537
1,541
1,550
1,642
1,646
1,654
1,663
1,669
1,673
1,698
1,723
2,465
Fianna Fáil
Danny Bell*
6.4
1,219
1,220
1,231
1,240
1,247
1,258
1,365
1,367
1,394
1,411
1,427
1,429
1,469
1,490
Fine Gael
Eddie Nolan
4.0
756
764
780
787
822
828
838
1,029
1,070
1,089
1,136
1,164
Socialist Labour Party (Ireland)
Martin Giblin
3.4
641
651
658
667
677
746
750
762
1,027
1,196
1,239
1,296
1,338
Labour Party (Ireland)
Robert Dowds
3.4
641
646
673
680
762
781
783
793
836
890
Socialist Labour Party (Ireland)
Billy Keegan*
2.8
540
579
603
623
658
704
709
715
Fianna Fáil
Seán Quinn
2.8
539
541
543
555
562
570
Fine Gael
Jim Munro
2.8
537
539
548
552
564
581
586
Sinn Féin
Michael MacConmara
2.5
486
491
499
512
519
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party
Michael Kenny
2.1
403
450
455
670
702
786
793
798
825
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party
Joseph Oman
1.9
365
393
400
Labour Party (Ireland)
Sam Nolan
1.8
350
361
444
478
Labour Party (Ireland)
Frank Lynch
1.7
324
337
Socialist Party of Ireland (1971)
Eamonn O'Farrell
1.2
230
15
40,023
19,066
360
3,178
48.54%
Area No. 4
The wards of Cabra East A, Cabra East B, Drumcondra South C, Finglas West A, Finglas West B, Finglas West C, Glasnevin A, Glasnevin B, and Inns Quay A.
Area No. 4: 4 seatsDOE 1980 190https://www.irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=169&electype=5&constitid=307 Dublin City Council: (Area No. 4 - Cabra East/Finglas West) 1979 Local Election Irish Elections: Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis
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Fianna Fáil
Bertie Ahern
18.6
2,710
2,712
2,776
2,790
2,863
2,885
3,105
Fine Gael
Alice Glenn*
12.8
1,868
1,874
1,877
1,882
1,914
1,944
1,960
1,962
1,975
2,011
2,059
2,357
2,645
2,755
Fine Gael
Luke Belton*
10.5
1,532
1,537
1,542
1,551
1,574
1,590
1,603
1,608
1,623
1,643
1,689
2,204
2,409
2,514
Labour Party (Ireland)
Tony Dunne
7.9
1,155
1,201
1,210
1,243
1,270
1,310
1,315
1,316
1,406
1,574
1,605
1,729
1,839
2,205
Fine Gael
Frank Barr
6.9
1,008
1,020
1,027
1,036
1,049
1,060
1,068
1,073
1,105
1,125
1,174
Independent politician (Ireland)
Paddy Farrelly
6.9
999
1,003
1,005
1,026
1,080
1,093
1,116
1,126
1,135
1,157
1,213
1,235
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party
Proinsias De Rossa
6.6
968
988
994
1,059
1,076
1,263
1,271
1,272
1,341
1,376
1,424
1,480
1,558
Labour Party (Ireland)
Gerry Maher
6.0
881
895
900
927
945
985
1,004
1,005
1,123
1,490
1,528
1,584
1,688
1,922
Labour Party (Ireland)
Diana Robertson
4.4
637
642
648
665
675
720
728
729
768
Fianna Fáil
Patrick Duffy
3.2
462
471
520
531
552
554
689
840
849
870
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party
Margaret O'Leary
2.8
404
410
415
460
474
Fianna Fáil
Joe Tierney
2.7
396
396
440
443
481
490
Independent politician (Ireland)
Richard Gogan*
2.6
380
384
393
402
Independent politician (Ireland)
Joe McDonagh
2.4
353
360
369
Socialist Labour Party (Ireland)
Mick Larkin
2.4
343
425
430
464
486
519
521
521
Fianna Fáil
Joseph Greene
1.6
234
238
Socialist Labour Party (Ireland)
Frank Clarke
1.6
233
14
32,793
14,563
309
2,913
45.35%
Area No. 5
The wards of Arran Quay A, Arran Quay B, Arran Quay C, Arran Quay D, Arran Quay E, Cabra East C, Cabra West A, Cabra West B, Cabra West C, Cabra West D, Cabra West E, Inns Quay B, Inns Quay C, Phoenix Park, Rotunda A, and Rotunda B.
Area No. 5: 4 seatsDOE 1980 192https://www.irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=169&electype=5&constitid=308 Dublin City Council: (Area No. 5 - Arran Quay/Cabra West) 1979 Local Election Irish Elections: Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis 13
Labour Party (Ireland)
Pat Carroll*
16.3
2,361
2,372
2,378
2,416
2,452
2,488
2,594
2,634
2,888
2,914
Independent politician (Ireland)
Frank Sherwin*
12.9
1,867
1,902
1,917
1,987
2,002
2,080
2,207
2,238
2,278
2,329
2,452
2,587
2,766
Labour Party (Ireland)
Jimmy Somers
11.2
1,624
1,639
1,651
1,658
1,675
1,711
1,834
1,855
2,041
2,055
2,152
2,200
2,248
Fine Gael
Hugh Byrne*
10.6
1,538
1,552
1,561
1,595
1,678
1,702
1,718
1,879
1,925
1,945
2,519
2,623
2,717
Fianna Fáil
Tom Leonard*
10.6
1,537
1,549
1,680
1,696
1,707
1,788
1,808
1,816
1,844
2,166
2,205
3,345
Fianna Fáil
Dermot Fitzpatrick
8.4
1,224
1,233
1,265
1,276
1,297
1,380
1,393
1,413
1,429
1,690
1,727
Fine Gael
Ann-Marie McDonnell
4.8
693
700
704
720
801
815
827
1,064
1,093
1,113
Fianna Fáil
Fergus Keely
4.5
649
656
687
697
704
757
763
767
776
Labour Party (Ireland)
Griff Cashman
3.8
555
559
560
568
599
609
636
645
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party
Michael White
3.5
502
512
517
526
527
546
Fine Gael
John Monaghan
3.4
489
492
495
503
545
554
558
Independent politician (Ireland)
Richard Gogan*
3.0
440
455
464
474
482
Fine Gael
Colette Carroll
2.4
344
349
353
361
Independent politician (Ireland)
Michael Kelly
1.8
266
278
278
Fianna Fáil
Pat Schweppe
1.8
266
268
Independent politician (Ireland)
Noel Geraghty
1.2
172
13
32,732
14,527
277
2,906
45.22%
Area No. 6
The wards of Ballybough A, Ballybough B, Clontarf East D, Clontarf West C, Clontarf West D, Clontarf West E, Drumcondra South A, Drumcondra South B, Mountjoy A, Mountjoy B, North City, North Dock A, North Dock B, and North Dock C.
Area No. 6: 4 seatsDOE 1980 194https://www.irelandelection.com/election.php?elecid=169&constitid=309 Dublin City Council: (Area No. 6 - Ballybough/Drumcondra South/North Dock) 1979 Local Election Irish Elections: Results, Counts, Stats and Analysis
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Fine Gael
Michael Keating*
21.3
2,998
Fianna Fáil
Vincent Brady
15.1
2,135
2,143
2,148
2,157
2,162
2,165
2,173
2,185
2,308
2,332
2,351
2,367
2,400
2,434
2,511
2,562
Community Independent
Tony Gregory
12.3
1,729
1,744
1,763
1,771
1,795
1,807
1,864
1,891
1,901
2,028
2,062
2,094
2,150
2,404
2,495
2,641
Fianna Fáil
Noel Mulcahy
11.8
1,671
1,678
1,687
1,689
1,690
1,696
1,706
1,711
1,862
1,884
1,903
1,916
1,939
2,004
2,034
2,095
Labour Party (Ireland)
William Cumiskey
5.7
798
808
815
826
838
934
973
984
992
1,034
1,062
1,234
1,265
1,390
1,984
2,246
Labour Party (Ireland)
Charlotte Baker
4.8
673
678
682
701
702
753
794
803
813
834
852
989
1,023
1,128
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party
Ray McGran
4.7
665
669
683
684
727
739
783
786
790
826
842
858
866
Fine Gael
Bill Thompson
3.4
481
516
517
519
520
530
530
602
607
630
720
724
Fine Gael
Brian Dunne
3.3
460
484
485
490
492
502
511
593
601
614
735
763
1,148
1,168
1,252
Labour Party (Ireland)
David Byrne
2.5
352
355
359
383
387
414
445
451
454
473
491
Fianna Fáil
Rita Ryan
2.5
346
349
354
354
354
358
364
366
Community Independent
Michael McAnulla
2.3
328
333
340
340
358
365
374
381
389
Fine Gael
Hugh Grainger
2.1
293
322
325
325
327
333
342
400
409
426
Fine Gael
Oonagh Egan
2.0
279
301
301
302
303
312
318
Labour Party (Ireland)
Jo Walsh
1.8
260
264
266
268
271
Socialist Labour Party (Ireland)
Declan Byrne
1.5
213
214
218
275
307
311
Communist Party of Ireland
Seanie Lambe
1.1
149
149
166
167
Socialist Labour Party (Ireland)
Des Bonass
1.0
141
142
147
Independent politician (Ireland)
George Lynch
0.9
132
133
16
30,665
14,103
426
2,821
47.38%
Area No. 7
The wards of Ballyfermot A, Ballyfermot B, Ballyfermot C, Ballyfermot D, Ballyfermot E, Ballyfermot F, Ballyfermot G, Ballyfermot H, Crumlin A, Crumlin F, Kilmainham A, Kilmainham B, and Kilmainham C.
Area No. 7: 4 seatsDOE 1980 196
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Fine Gael
Jim Mitchell
23.8
3,787
Fianna Fáil
Eileen Lemass
9.9
1,567
1,608
1,609
1,612
1,620
1,641
1,648
1,660
1,909
1,953
1,989
2,057
2,119
2,183
2,245
2,329
2,585
Fianna Fáil
Lauri Corcoran
8.8
1,405
1,425
1,425
1,428
1,432
1,440
1,448
1,458
1,605
1,657
1,682
1,695
1,715
1,773
1,835
1,882
2,104
Independent politician (Ireland)
George Butler
7.4
1,180
1,215
1,218
1,223
1,225
1,235
1,243
1,258
1,265
1,293
1,327
1,340
1,382
1,428
1,561
1,639
Sinn Féin The Workers' Party
Tomás MacGiolla
7.4
1,168
1,200
1,207
1,222
1,282
1,305
1,351
1,368
1,391
1,430
1,463
1,524
1,663
1,771
1,836
1,988
2,211
Labour Party (Ireland)
Paddy O'Mahony
6.0
946
973
977
1,004
1,021
1,025
1,069
1,174
1,182
1,260
1,284
1,339
1,416
1,526
1,694
2,232
2,459
Labour Party (Ireland)
Anne McStay
4.9
786
824
827
833
851
883
899
1,011
1,034
1,064
1,110
1,203
1,250
1,424
1,557
Fine Gael
Bill Brady
4.0
635
764
766
767
769
780
800
809
814
834
1,136
1,160
1,194
1,251
Independent politician (Ireland)
Mick O'Mahony
3.5
564
583
584
586
594
598
730
746
752
768
780
799
Community Independent
Jack Norton
3.5
561
585
593
599
610
633
639
647
667
819
836
1,056
1,095
Community Independent
Mary Moran
3.4
534
550
553
564
573
579
592
605
611
Community Independent
Pam O'Reilly
3.4
533
553
556
563
581
594
607
611
625
694
712
Fianna Fáil
Thomas Dalton
3.3
526
536
539
540
541
563
568
569
Fine Gael
Paddy Keating
2.6
418
569
572
573
579
598
606
618
643
666
Independent politician (Ireland)
Sean Thornton
2.1
340
343
345
350
362
363
Labour Party (Ireland)
Margaret Moloney
2.1
334
358
360
372
379
382
392
Independent politician (Ireland)
Thomas Byrne
1.4
223
229
230
232
239
Communist Party of Ireland
John Montgomery
1.3
199
205
208
220
Socialist Labour Party (Ireland)
Ivor Nolan
0.8
128
133
135
Independent politician (Ireland)
James McKenna
0.3
55
58
17
35,104
15,889
265
3,178
46.0%
Area No. 8
The wards of Crumlin B, Crumlin C, Crumlin D, Crumlin E, Kimmage A, Kimmage B, Kimmage C, Kimmage D, Kimmage E, Terenure A, Terenure B, and Terenure C.
Area No. 9
The wards of Rathfarnham A, Rathfarnham B, Rathfarnham C, Rathfarnham D, Rathfarnham South, Rathmines East C, Rathmines East D, Rathmines West A, Rathmines West B, Rathmines West C, Rathmines West D, Rathmines West E, and Rathmines West F.
Area No. 10
The wards of Mansion House A, Mansion House B, Pembroke East A, Pembroke East B, Pembroke East C, Pembroke East D, Pembroke East E, Pembroke West A, Pembroke West B, Pembroke West C, Rathmines East A, Rathmines East B, and South Dock.
Area No. 11
The wards of Merchant's Quay A, Merchant's Quay B, Merchant's Quay C, Merchant's Quay D, Merchant's Quay E, Merchant's Quay F, Royal Exchange A, Royal Exchange B, St. Kevin's, Usher's A, Usher's B, Usher's C, Usher's D, Usher's E, Usher's F, Wood Quay A, and Wood Quay B.
Sources
Local elections, 1979: election results and transfer of votes in respect of each county, and county borough council: and election statistics relating to all local authorities Department of the Environment 1980 Prl.9322 Official publications Dublin Stationery Office http://opac.oireachtas.ie/AWData/Library3/Library2/DL015721.pdf 3 March 2016 DOE 1980 6 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306143734/http://opac.oireachtas.ie/AWData/Library3/Library2/DL015721.pdf live
http://www.electionsireland.org/results/local/1979local.cfm 1979 Local Elections ElectionsIreland.org 2008-02-22
https://irelandelection.com/council.php?elecid=169&tab=constit&detail=yes&electype=5&councilid=7&electype=5 Dublin City Council: 1979 Local Election IrelandElection.com
References
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