Workers' Party Candidates for 1985 Local Election
| Candidate | Council | Constituency | Elected | |
| Margaret O'Brien | Carlow County Council | Carlow | ||
| Dermot Hayes | Clare County Council | Ennis | ||
| Harry Carroll | Cork City Council | North-Central | ||
| John Kelleher | Cork City Council | North-East |  | |
| Jimmy Homan | Cork City Council | North-West | ||
 | Kathleen Lynch | Cork City Council | South-Central | |
| Sean McCarthy | Cork City Council | South-East | ||
| Malachy Keenan | Cork County Council | Cork North | ||
| Joe Sherlock | Cork County Council | Mallow | | |
| Leo Owens | Cork County Council | Midleton | ||
| Séamus Rodgers | Donegal County Council | Glenties | | |
| Pat McCartan | Dublin City Council | Artane | | |
| Gerard Lynch | Dublin City Council | Ballyfermot | ||
| Tomas MacGiolla | Dublin City Council | Ballyfermot | | |
| Imelda Dixon | Dublin City Council | Cabra | ||
| Triona Dooney | Dublin City Council | Clontarf | ||
 | Eric Byrne | Dublin City Council | Crumlin | |
| Caitriona Ní Chuinneagain | Dublin City Council | Donaghmede | ||
| Philomena Donnelly | Dublin City Council | Drumcondra | ||
| Eamonn O'Brien | Dublin City Council | Drumcondra | | |
| Proinsias De Rossa | Dublin City Council | Finglas | | |
| Pat Quearney | Dublin City Council | Finglas | ||
| Michael White | Dublin City Council | North Inner City | ||
| Tom Crilly | Dublin City Council | Pembroke | ||
| Anne Cooney | Dublin City Council | Rathmines | ||
| Eddie Naughton | Dublin City Council | South Inner City | ||
| Andrew Smith | Dublin City Council | South Inner City | | |
| Eamon Gilmore | Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council | Ballybrack | | |
| Eamonn Daly | Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council | Blackrock | ||
| Gerry Nolan | Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council | Clonskeagh | ||
| Aidan Kendrick | Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council | Dún Laoghaire | ||
| Eamonn Ó Liadhain | Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council | Dundrum | ||
| Denis O'Callaghan | Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council | Glencullen | ||
| Eamonn Lynskey | Fingal County Council | Castleknock | ||
| Eugene O'Leary | Fingal County Council | Howth | ||
| Ollie Lunney | Fingal County Council | Mulhuddart | ||
| Shane McManus | Fingal County Council | Swords | ||
| Liz Hackett | Galway City Council | East & North Ward | | |
| Jimmy Brick | Galway City Council | West Ward | | |
| Colm Ó Donnchadha | Galway County Council | Galway | ||
| Stan MacEoin | Galway County Council | Loughrea | ||
| Sean O'Grady | Kerry County Council | Killarney | ||
| Paddy Callaghan | Kerry County Council | Killorglin | ||
| Donal Tobin | Kerry County Council | Tralee | ||
| Colm Purcell | Kildare County Council | Celbridge | | |
| Dan O'Sullivan | Kildare County Council | Naas | ||
| Noel O'Farrell | Kilkenny County Council | Kilkenny | ||
| Seán Walsh | Kilkenny County Council | Piltown | | |
| Joe Doyle | Kilkenny County Council | Thomastown | ||
| John McKenna | Louth County Council | Drogheda Urban | ||
| Pat Rooney | Louth County Council | Dundalk Rural | ||
| Tim Morgan | Louth County Council | Dundalk Urban | ||
| John King | Meath County Council | Dunshaughlin | ||
 | Seamus McDonagh | Meath County Council | Navan | |
| Francis O'Donoghue | Monaghan County Council | Carrickmacross | ||
| Anne Finnegan | South Dublin County Council | Clondalkin | ||
| Terry Delaney | South Dublin County Council | Greenhills | | |
| Michael Finnegan | South Dublin County Council | Lucan | ||
| Brian McCabe | South Dublin County Council | Tallaght-Oldbawn | ||
| Pat Rabbitte | South Dublin County Council | Tallaght-Rathcoole | | |
| Shay Kelly | South Dublin County Council | Terenure | ||
| Richard Synott | Wexford County Council | Enniscorthy | ||
| Ingrid O'Brien | Wexford County Council | New Ross | ||
| Michael Enright | Wexford County Council | Wexford | ||
| Maura Green | Wicklow County Council | Baltinglass | ||
| Liz McManus | Wicklow County Council | Bray | | |
| Kathy Reen | Wicklow County Council | Bray | ||
| Dermot Tobin | Wicklow County Council | Bray | ||
| John McManus | Wicklow County Council | Greystones | ||
| Colm Kirwan | Wicklow County Council | Wicklow | ||
| Maria Collins | Limerick City Council | Limerick Ward 1 | ||
| Sean Griffin | Limerick City Council | Limerick Ward 3 | ||
| Seán Hill | Tipperary South Council | Cashel | ||
| Michael Langton | Tipperary South Council | Fethard | ||
| Christy Kinahan | Tipperary South Council | Tipperary | ||
| Billy McCarthy | Waterford City Council | Waterford No. 1 | ||
| Davy Walsh | Waterford City Council | Waterford No. 1 | | |
| Dick McGrath | Waterford City Council | Waterford No. 2 | ||
| Paddy Gallagher | Waterford City Council | Waterford No. 3 | | |
| Martin Kennedy | Waterford City Council | Waterford No. 3 | ||
| Tomas Ó Ceallachair | Waterford County Council | Dungarvan | ||
| Paddy Gallagher | Waterford County Council | Tramore | |