Wicklow County Council: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 13 | (+13) | 14930 | 40.5% | (+5.4%) | 17 | (-1) | 5 | (+1) |
| Fine Gael |  | 5 | (+4) | 9834 | 26.7% | (-6.2%) | 17 | (+1) | 5 | (+1) |
| Labour Party |  | 4 | (+3) | 6711 | 18.2% | (-4.0%) | 14 | (+2) | 5 | (+2) |
| Independent |  | 1 | (+1) | 2709 | 7.4% | (+3.1%) | 7 | (+4) | 4 | (+2) |
| Workers' Party |  | 1 | (+1) | 2343 | 6.4% | (+6.4%) | 6 | (+6) | 4 | (+4) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 315 | 0.9% | (+0.9%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |