Meath County Council: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 17 | (+4) | 20674 | 50.6% | (+9.3%) | 23 | 5 | ||
| Fine Gael |  | 7 | (-2) | 10304 | 25.2% | (-3.2%) | 19 | 5 | ||
| Labour Party |  | 3 | (-2) | 4746 | 11.6% | (-9.3%) | 13 | (-1) | 5 | |
| Independent |  | 2 | 3994 | 9.8% | (+1.6%) | 7 | (+1) | 4 | ||
| Workers' Party |  | 0 | 597 | 1.5% | (+1.5%) | 2 | (+2) | 2 | (+2) | |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 527 | 1.3% | (+0.5%) | 2 | (+1) | 2 | (+1) | |