1974 Irish local elections

The 1974 Irish local elections were held in all the counties, cities and towns of Ireland on 18 June 1974.[1]

1974 Irish local elections

8 June 1974

Leader Jack Lynch Liam Cosgrave Brendan Corish Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Labour Leader since 9 November 1966 21 April 1965 2 March 1960 Seats won 352 280 79 Seat change 91 49 20 Popular vote 494,926 417,854 158,444 Percentage 39.8% 33.6% 12.8% Swing 0.3% 0.1% 1.2%   IFF Leader Ruairí Ó Brádaigh Tomás Mac Giolla Neil Blaney Party Sinn Féin (Provisional) Sinn Féin (Official) Independent Fianna Fáil Leader since October 1970 14 October 1962 1972 Seats won 7 6 4 Seat change New New New Popular vote 22,543 16,623 7,240 Percentage 1.8% 1.3% 0.8% Swing New New New

Results

Total seats

Party		Seats	±	First pref. votes	% 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	—

^ "Clann na Poblachta" officially dissolved in 1965 however local election candidates continued to use the name of the party until the 1974 local elections.

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

^ The Donegal non-party councillors were members of the Independent Fianna Fáil organisation.

^ The non-party Monaghan councillors were nominated by the Protestant Association.

Large 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
Corporation of Dún Laoghaire	2		8		5								15
Limerick Corporation	5		5		5						2		17
Waterford Corporation	6		3		2				1		3		15

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

Small corporations

Authority		FF		FG		Lab		SF (P)		SF (O)		Other	Total
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

References

1. "Local government election results". The Irish Times. 22 June 1974. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
2. "1974 Local Election". Retrieved 6 October 2020.

See also

• Local government in the Republic of Ireland
• Category:Irish local government councils