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