Waterford City Council: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 5 | 4347 | 30.1% | (+3.5%) | 10 | (+1) | 3 | ||
| Fine Gael |  | 4 | 3309 | 22.9% | (-1.0%) | 8 | (-1) | 3 | ||
| Workers' Party |  | 2 | (+2) | 1488 | 10.3% | (+10.3%) | 5 | (+5) | 3 | (+3) |
| Labour Party |  | 2 | 1346 | 9.3% | (-1.9%) | 3 | (-2) | 3 | ||
| Independent |  | 1 | (-1) | 2269 | 15.7% | (+0.9%) | 8 | 3 | ||
| Waterford Peoples Party |  | 1 | (+1) | 1405 | 9.7% | (+9.7%) | 3 | (+3) | 3 | (+3) |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 273 | 1.9% | (+1.9%) | 1 | (+1) | 1 | (+1) | |