Galway City Council: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 6 | (+1) | 5985 | 40.6% | (+9.0%) | 11 | (+2) | 3 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 5 | (+4) | 4283 | 29.0% | (+14.1%) | 9 | (+2) | 3 | |
| Workers' Party |  | 2 | (+2) | 1323 | 9.0% | (+9.0%) | 2 | (+2) | 2 | (+2) |
| Labour Party |  | 1 | 1597 | 10.8% | (-1.0%) | 6 | (+2) | 3 | ||
| Independent |  | 1 | (-4) | 1556 | 10.6% | (-24.1%) | 8 | (-5) | 3 | |