Cork City Council: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 13 | (+2) | 17399 | 40.4% | (+1.4%) | 26 | (-3) | 6 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 8 | (-2) | 11376 | 26.4% | (-8.5%) | 20 | (-4) | 6 | |
| Labour Party |  | 5 | (+1) | 4478 | 10.4% | (-5.2%) | 12 | (-4) | 6 | |
| Independent |  | 3 | (+3) | 4418 | 10.2% | (+6.2%) | 10 | (+4) | 5 | (+1) |
| Workers' Party |  | 2 | (+2) | 2394 | 5.6% | (+5.7%) | 5 | (+5) | 5 | (+5) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 1586 | 3.7% | (+3.8%) | 5 | (+5) | 5 | (+5) | |
| Green Party |  | 0 | 848 | 2.0% | (+0.1%) | 3 | (+3) | 3 | (+3) | |
| Green Alliance |  | 0 | 493 | 1.1% | (+1.2%) | 2 | (+2) | 2 | (+2) | |
| Communist Party |  | 0 | 127 | 0.3% | (+0.3%) | 2 | (+2) | 2 | (+2) | |