Donegal County Council: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 11 | 22259 | 35.9% | (-4.1%) | 19 | (-1) | 5 | ||
| Fine Gael |  | 9 | (-1) | 18347 | 29.6% | (-0.2%) | 17 | (-1) | 5 | |
| Independent Fianna Fáil |  | 5 | (+1) | 10597 | 17.1% | (+0.4%) | 11 | (-3) | 4 | (-1) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 2 | (+1) | 4290 | 6.9% | (+1.9%) | 5 | (+1) | 5 | (+1) |
| Independent |  | 1 | 4671 | 7.5% | (+2.8%) | 7 | (+3) | 4 | (+2) | |
| Workers' Party |  | 1 | (+1) | 1352 | 2.2% | (+2.2%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) |
| Labour Party |  | 0 | 425 | 0.7% | (+0.7%) | 2 | (+2) | 2 | (+2) | |