Kildare County Council: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 10 | (+1) | 17205 | 42.9% | (+1.6%) | 21 | (+2) | 5 | (+1) |
| Fine Gael |  | 7 | (-1) | 9294 | 23.2% | (-8.1%) | 15 | 5 | (+1) | |
| Labour Party |  | 5 | (+1) | 8563 | 21.4% | (+3.9%) | 10 | 5 | (+1) | |
| Independent |  | 1 | (+1) | 3125 | 7.8% | (-0.5%) | 8 | 3 | (-1) | |
| Workers' Party |  | 1 | (+1) | 1035 | 2.6% | (+2.6%) | 2 | (+2) | 2 | (+2) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 1 | (+1) | 875 | 2.2% | (+2.2%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) |