Sligo Corporation: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 4 | (+1) | 2534 | 38.0% | (+5.8%) | 10 | (+3) | 3 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 4 | 1803 | 27.0% | (+0.4%) | 7 | (-1) | 3 | ||
| Labour Party |  | 2 | 658 | 9.9% | (-4.2%) | 3 | (-2) | 3 | ||
| Independent Socialist |  | 1 | 730 | 10.9% | (+1.3%) | 2 | (-1) | 2 | (-1) | |
| Independent |  | 1 | (-1) | 631 | 9.5% | (-5.3%) | 5 | (-1) | 2 | (-1) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 319 | 4.8% | (+2.8%) | 2 | (+1) | 2 | (+1) | |