Dublin City Council: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 26 | (+14) | 69092 | 41.8% | (+14.7%) | 44 | (+2) | 12 | (+1) |
| Fine Gael |  | 13 | (-2) | 33079 | 20.0% | (-9.3%) | 30 | (-8) | 12 | (+1) |
| Workers' Party |  | 6 | (+6) | 15479 | 9.4% | (+9.4%) | 16 | (+16) | 12 | (+12) |
| Independent |  | 4 | (-2) | 20040 | 12.1% | (-3.8%) | 36 | (+5) | 11 | (+1) |
| Labour Party |  | 2 | (-9) | 14825 | 9.0% | (-9.3%) | 28 | (-3) | 12 | (+1) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 1 | (+1) | 7801 | 4.7% | (+3.9%) | 8 | (+3) | 8 | (+4) |
| Green Alliance |  | 0 | 2747 | 1.7% | (+1.7%) | 12 | (+12) | 12 | (+12) | |
| Donegal Progressive Party |  | 0 | 1782 | 1.1% | (+1.1%) | 0 | 0 | |||
| Communist Party |  | 0 | 388 | 0.2% | (+0.0%) | 4 | (+2) | 4 | (+2) | |