Limerick City Council: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fine Gael |  | 6 | (+1) | 7246 | 34.3% | (+5.1%) | 13 | (-1) | 4 | |
| Fianna Fáil |  | 5 | (-1) | 5942 | 28.1% | (-6.9%) | 14 | (-8) | 4 | |
| Independent |  | 2 | (+1) | 1474 | 7.0% | (-3.7%) | 3 | (-2) | 2 | (-1) |
| Labour Party |  | 1 | (-4) | 2477 | 11.7% | (-10.8%) | 7 | (-4) | 4 | |
| Donegal Progressive Party |  | 0 | 3141 | 14.8% | (+14.8%) | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 499 | 2.4% | (+2.4%) | 2 | (+2) | 2 | (+2) | |
| Workers' Party |  | 0 | 376 | 1.8% | (+1.8%) | 2 | (+2) | 2 | (+2) | |