Louth County Council: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 12 | (+3) | 15920 | 43.4% | (+9.8%) | 22 | (+1) | 6 | (+2) |
| Fine Gael |  | 8 | (-1) | 10211 | 27.8% | (-1.7%) | 16 | (-1) | 6 | (+2) |
| Independent |  | 3 | (-1) | 3172 | 8.6% | (-7.8%) | 6 | (-3) | 4 | |
| Labour Party |  | 2 | 3162 | 8.6% | (-2.4%) | 9 | (-2) | 6 | (+3) | |
| Sinn Féin |  | 1 | 3801 | 10.4% | (+4.0%) | 5 | (-1) | 5 | (+2) | |
| Workers' Party |  | 0 | 375 | 1.0% | (+1.0%) | 3 | (+3) | 3 | (+3) | |
| Green Alliance |  | 0 | 40 | 0.1% | (+0.1%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |