Donegal County Council (Buncrana)
1985 Local Election
to Fianna Fáil | to Fine Gael | to Sinn Féin | to Independent Fianna Fáil | ||
| from Labour Party |  | 39 (18.8%) | 67 (32.2%) | 16 (7.7%) | 86 (41.3%) |
| from Fianna Fáil | | 510 (60.0%) | 133 (15.6%) | 122 (14.4%) | 85 (10.0%) |
| from Fine Gael | | 115 (9.6%) | 785 (65.4%) | 48 (4.0%) | 252 (21.0%) |
| from Sinn Féin | | 27 (44.3%) | 10 (16.4%) | 24 (39.3%) | |
| from Independent Fianna Fáil | | 421 (32.9%) | 96 (7.5%) | 273 (21.3%) | 491 (38.3%) |