- Source: 1979 Netherlands Antilles island council elections
Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in April 1979. They were the eighth elections for the Island Council.
Aruba
= Results
=Saba
General elections were held in Saba on 27 April 1979. The result was a victory for the Windward Islands People's Movement, which won all five Island Council seats.
= Results
=Sint Maarten
General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 27 April 1979 to elect the 5 members of the Island Council. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won three of the five Island Council seats.