Longford County Council: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 10 | (+2) | 7722 | 46.2% | (+4.5%) | 15 | (-1) | 5 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 9 | 6393 | 38.2% | (-0.6%) | 15 | (-2) | 5 | ||
| Independent |  | 2 | 1961 | 11.7% | (-0.7%) | 5 | (-3) | 3 | (-2) | |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | (-2) | 645 | 3.9% | (-1.8%) | 3 | (+1) | 3 | (+1) |