Cork County Council: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 24 | (+3) | 54689 | 46.5% | (+7.5%) | 32 | (+1) | 8 | (+1) |
| Fine Gael |  | 19 | 44927 | 38.2% | (+0.1%) | 29 | (-1) | 8 | (+1) | |
| Independent |  | 2 | 6222 | 5.3% | (-2.0%) | 6 | (-7) | 5 | (-1) | |
| Labour Party |  | 2 | (-1) | 5431 | 4.6% | (-6.1%) | 8 | (-3) | 7 | (+1) |
| Workers' Party |  | 1 | (+1) | 4370 | 3.7% | (+3.7%) | 3 | (+3) | 3 | (+3) |
| Green Party |  | 0 | 848 | 0.7% | (+0.1%) | 3 | (+3) | 3 | (+3) | |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 554 | 0.5% | (+0.5%) | 2 | (+2) | 2 | (+2) | |
| Green Alliance |  | 0 | 355 | 0.3% | (+0.3%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |
| Independent Republican |  | 0 | 166 | 0.1% | (+0.1%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |