County Wicklow was divided into five local electoral areas (LEAs) 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).

Independents proved to be the biggest winners in the elections, gaining 7 seats to return to the council with 10 members.

Sinn Féin gained 4 additional seats on the council, leaving them with 6 councillors in total.

Several of the successful Independents such as Joe Behan, Christopher Fox and Jim Ruttle had former Fianna Fáil connections.

The Labour Party polled disastrously in the election and were wiped out in what had been one of their former strongholds, losing all 6 seats.