Westmeath County Council: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 13 | (+3) | 13398 | 48.1% | (+2.3%) | 19 | (+1) | 5 | (+1) |
| Fine Gael |  | 5 | (-4) | 7753 | 27.9% | (-6.3%) | 19 | (+1) | 5 | (+1) |
| Labour Party |  | 3 | 3557 | 12.8% | (-0.4%) | 9 | (+2) | 4 | (+1) | |
| Independent |  | 2 | (+1) | 2703 | 9.7% | (+2.9%) | 8 | (+4) | 3 | (+1) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 420 | 1.5% | (+1.5%) | 3 | (+3) | 2 | (+2) | |