Galway City Council (East & North Ward)
1979 Local Election

Seats: 5Quota: 967


 
Distribution
Kenny's 136
Higgins's
surplus of 60
Distribution
Fox's 161
Distribution
Tierney's 255
Distribution
Dillon's 274
Distribution
Walsh's 335
Distribution
O'Connor's 359
Distribution
Jordan's 438
Distribution
McHugh's 534
Distribution
Heaney's 627
Distribution
King's 750
SeatPartyCandidateShareCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11Count 12
1
Michael D. Higgins (LAB)
16.0%
9301027
(97)
2
Fintan Coogan (IND)
7.4%
431433
(2)
440
(7)
452
(12)
501
(49)
549
(48)
591
(42)
605
(14)
673
(68)
767
(94)
892
(125)
1111
(219)
4
Brendan Holland (IND)
7.2%
415418
(3)
421
(3)
437
(16)
473
(36)
495
(22)
532
(37)
552
(20)
615
(63)
684
(69)
783
(99)
982
(199)
3
Michael Leahy (FF)
11.9%
693694
(1)
694
(0)
703
(9)
718
(15)
726
(8)
735
(9)
872
(137)
886
(14)
913
(27)
937
(24)
982
(45)
5
Bridie O'Flaherty (FF)
9.0%
524525
(1)
527
(2)
531
(4)
549
(18)
571
(22)
601
(30)
691
(90)
719
(28)
745
(26)
781
(36)
832
(51)
John F. King (IND)
6.5%
378382
(4)
386
(4)
393
(7)
423
(30)
449
(26)
468
(19)
489
(21)
566
(77)
629
(63)
750
(121)
Noel Heaney (IND)
7.0%
405405
(0)
407
(2)
411
(4)
433
(22)
464
(31)
475
(11)
501
(26)
602
(101)
627
(25)
Anna McHugh (FG)
4.8%
279289
(10)
293
(4)
350
(57)
358
(8)
362
(4)
502
(140)
511
(9)
534
(23)
Sheila Jordan (IND)
6.1%
356359
(3)
365
(6)
375
(10)
399
(24)
411
(12)
418
(7)
438
(20)
Henry O'Connor (FF)
5.8%
339341
(2)
343
(2)
343
(0)
351
(8)
354
(3)
359
(5)
Paschal Walsh (FG)
4.7%
270272
(2)
277
(5)
309
(32)
324
(15)
335
(11)
Billy Dillon (SFWP)
4.3%
247249
(2)
259
(10)
262
(3)
274
(12)
Thomas Tierney (ILAB)
4.1%
240242
(2)
255
(13)
255
(0)
Joe Fox (FG)
2.7%
157159
(2)
161
(2)
Peter Kenny (LAB)
2.3%
136
Electorate: 11798Turnout: 5863Valid: 5000