# 1974 Irish local elections

The 1974 Irish local elections were held in counties, cities and towns of Ireland to elect the councils of all local authorities in the country on Tuesday, 18 June 1974.

## Results
### Total seats

| Party | Party | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% |
| | 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 | 1 | 1 | 1,082 | 0.1 | −0.2 |
| | Independent | 74 | 30 | 118,242 | 9.5 | +1.1 |
| Total | Total | | | 1,421,494 | 100.0 | — |

### County councils

| Authority | | FF | | FG | | Lab | | SF (P) | | SF (O) | | Other | Total |
| Carlow | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| Cavan | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| Clare | 19 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | 2 | 2 | 31 |
| Cork County | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 46 |
| Donegal | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
| Dublin | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | | | | | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| Galway County | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | 3 | 3 | 31 |
| Kerry | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| Kildare | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| Kilkenny | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 26 |
| Laois | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 25 |
| Leitrim | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| Limerick County | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 27 |
| Longford | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | | | 1 | 1 | | | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| Louth | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| Mayo | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 31 |
| Meath | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | | | | | 2 | 2 | 29 |
| Monaghan | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | | | 1 | 1 | | | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| Offaly | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Roscommon | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| Sligo | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| Tipperary North | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Tipperary South | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| Waterford County | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| Westmeath | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | 4 | 4 | 23 |
| Wexford | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| Wicklow | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | 2 | 2 | 20 |

### County borough corporations

| Authority | | FF | | FG | | Lab | | SF (O) | | Other | Total |
| Cork Corporation | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | | | 2 | 2 | 31 |
| Dublin Corporation | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | | | 7 | 7 | 45 |
| Limerick Corporation | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| Waterford Corporation | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 |

### Borough corporations

| Authority | | FF | | FG | | Lab | | Other | Total |
| Dún Laoghaire Corporation | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | | | 15 |
| Galway Corporation | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| Kilkenny Corporation | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Sligo Corporation | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| Wexford Corporation | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 |

## Footnotes

* ↑ "Clann na Poblachta" officially dissolved in 1965; however, local election candidates continued to use the name of the party until the 1974 local elections.
* ↑ The Donegal non-party councillors were members of Independent Fianna Fáil.
* ↑ The non-party Monaghan councillors were nominated by the Protestant Association.
* ↑ Six of the seven non-party members of Dublin Corporation were elected as Community candidates, including Seán Dublin Bay Loftus and Carmencita Hederman.