Roscommon County Council: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 13 | (+1) | 13230 | 44.9% | (-2.7%) | 20 | (+2) | 6 | (+2) |
| Fine Gael |  | 8 | (-4) | 10648 | 36.1% | (-5.9%) | 19 | 6 | (+2) | |
| Independent |  | 5 | (+4) | 4661 | 15.8% | (+9.6%) | 7 | (+2) | 4 | (+1) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | (-1) | 948 | 3.2% | (-0.1%) | 2 | 2 | ||