Wexford County Council: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 11 | (+11) | 19652 | 46.3% | (+6.8%) | 14 | (+2) | 4 | (+1) |
| Fine Gael |  | 6 | (+5) | 11998 | 28.3% | (-5.0%) | 11 | (-1) | 4 | (+1) |
| Independent |  | 3 | (+3) | 5697 | 13.4% | (+5.5%) | 13 | (+9) | 4 | (+2) |
| Labour Party |  | 1 | (+1) | 3540 | 8.3% | (-7.5%) | 7 | (-2) | 4 | (+1) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 775 | 1.8% | (+0.2%) | 2 | (+1) | 2 | (+1) | |
| Workers' Party |  | 0 | 766 | 1.8% | (+1.8%) | 3 | (+3) | 3 | (+3) | |