Offaly County Council: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 12 | (+2) | 13280 | 49.8% | (+7.6%) | 16 | (+2) | 4 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 6 | (-3) | 8673 | 32.5% | (-10.6%) | 15 | (-1) | 4 | |
| Independent |  | 3 | (+2) | 3304 | 12.4% | (+4.1%) | 7 | (+1) | 3 | (+1) |
| Labour Party |  | 0 | (-1) | 1090 | 4.1% | (-1.9%) | 6 | (+2) | 2 | |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 299 | 1.1% | (+1.1%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |