Carlow County Council: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 10 | (+2) | 7567 | 44.3% | (+10.0%) | 19 | (+2) | 4 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 7 | (-2) | 5061 | 29.6% | (-13.2%) | 13 | (-1) | 4 | |
| Labour Party |  | 3 | 3191 | 18.7% | (-0.2%) | 5 | (-2) | 4 | ||
| Independent |  | 1 | 902 | 5.3% | (+1.3%) | 3 | (-1) | 2 | (-1) | |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 265 | 1.6% | (+1.6%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |
| Workers' Party |  | 0 | 91 | 0.5% | (+0.5%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |