Sligo County Council: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 11 | (+1) | 12670 | 45.6% | (+4.9%) | 22 | (+7) | 5 | (+1) |
| Fine Gael |  | 9 | (-2) | 10538 | 37.9% | (-4.8%) | 19 | (-1) | 5 | (+1) |
| Independent |  | 3 | (+1) | 2269 | 8.2% | (-3.4%) | 4 | (-2) | 3 | |
| Independent Socialist |  | 1 | (+1) | 1197 | 4.3% | (+4.3%) | 3 | (+3) | 2 | (+2) |
| Labour Party |  | 1 | 789 | 2.8% | (+0.5%) | 3 | (+1) | 2 | (+1) | |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 321 | 1.2% | (-0.8%) | 1 | (-1) | 1 | (-1) | |