Galway County Council: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 17 | (+2) | 32716 | 54.5% | (+7.7%) | 25 | (-1) | 5 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 9 | (-2) | 16828 | 28.0% | (-4.0%) | 19 | (-2) | 5 | |
| Independent |  | 3 | (+1) | 7190 | 12.0% | (+3.6%) | 9 | (+2) | 4 | |
| Sinn Féin |  | 1 | (-1) | 2682 | 4.5% | (-0.9%) | 3 | (-1) | 3 | (-1) |
| Workers' Party |  | 0 | 517 | 0.9% | (+0.9%) | 2 | (+2) | 2 | (+2) | |
| Labour Party |  | 0 | (-1) | 124 | 0.2% | (-6.1%) | 1 | (-4) | 1 | (-3) |