| Election Name: | 1979 Dublin Corporation election |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1974 Dublin Corporation election |
| Previous Year: | 1974 |
| Election Date: | 7 June 1979 |
| Next Election: | 1985 Dublin Corporation election |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
| Seats For Election: | All 45 seats on Dublin City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 23 |
| Party1: | Fine Gael |
| Seats1: | 15 |
| Party2: | Fianna Fáil |
| Seats2: | 12 |
| Party3: | Labour Party (Ireland) |
| Seats3: | 4 |
| Party4: | Sinn Féin The Workers' Party |
| Seats4: | 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.
At the previous election, there were nine BEAs. This was revised in 1979 to 11 BEAs.
| Party | Seats | ± | ±% | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 29.3 | |||||||
| 12 | 27.1 | |||||||
| 4 | 18.3 | |||||||
| 1 | 4.9 | |||||||
| 0 | 0.8 | |||||||
| 0 | New | 3.4 | ||||||
| 0 | 0.2 | |||||||
| 6 | ||||||||
| Total | align=right | 45 | align=right | 170,256 | 100.00 | |||
Candidates marked below as Community were Independent Non-Party candidates who had added the word Community to their names by deed poll.
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.[1]
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.[1]
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.[1]
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.[1]
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.[1]
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.[1]
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.[1]
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.[1]
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.[1]
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.[1]
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.[1]