Limerick County Council: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 18 | (+5) | 27169 | 57.6% | (+1.9%) | 22 | (+5) | 5 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 10 | 17639 | 37.4% | (-0.7%) | 19 | (+4) | 5 | ||
| Independent |  | 0 | (-1) | 1152 | 2.4% | (-1.7%) | 4 | (+1) | 2 | |
| Labour Party |  | 0 | 807 | 1.7% | (-0.4%) | 3 | (+1) | 3 | (+1) | |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 240 | 0.5% | (+0.5%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |
| Green Alliance |  | 0 | 175 | 0.4% | (+0.4%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |