Clare County Council: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 17 | 23382 | 53.5% | (+2.9%) | 27 | (-2) | 6 | (+1) | |
| Fine Gael |  | 8 | (-1) | 10232 | 23.4% | (-4.9%) | 15 | (-1) | 6 | (+1) |
| Independent |  | 5 | (+2) | 7629 | 17.5% | (+1.6%) | 12 | 6 | (+1) | |
| Labour Party |  | 2 | 2256 | 5.2% | (+0.6%) | 3 | 3 | (+1) | ||
| Workers' Party |  | 0 | 186 | 0.4% | (+0.4%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |