Waterford County Council: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 11 | (-1) | 11255 | 48.7% | (+5.2%) | 18 | (+2) | 4 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 10 | (+3) | 8790 | 38.1% | (-11.1%) | 15 | (+6) | 4 | (+1) |
| Labour Party |  | 2 | (+1) | 1776 | 7.7% | (+0.7%) | 5 | (+2) | 3 | (+1) |
| Independent |  | 0 | 580 | 2.5% | (+2.2%) | 3 | (+2) | 2 | (+1) | |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 431 | 1.9% | (+1.9%) | 2 | (+2) | 2 | (+2) | |
| Workers' Party |  | 0 | 261 | 1.1% | (+1.1%) | 2 | (+2) | 2 | (+2) | |