| Election Name: | 1985 Dublin Corporation election |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1979 Dublin Corporation election |
| Previous Year: | 1979 |
| Next Election: | 1991 Dublin Corporation election |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
| Seats For Election: | All 52 seats on Dublin City Council |
| Election Date: | 20 June 1985 |
| Party1: | Fianna Fáil |
| Seats1: | 26 |
| Seat Change1: | 0 |
| Party2: | Fine Gael |
| Seats2: | 13 |
| Seat Change2: | 0 |
| Party3: | Workers' Party (Ireland) |
| Seats3: | 6 |
| Party4: | Labour Party (Ireland) |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Party5: | Sinn Féin |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | - |
| Party6: | Independent politician (Ireland) |
| Seats6: | 4 |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| After Election: | Fianna Fáil Workers' Party |
An election to Dublin City Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 52 councillors were elected from twelve local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). This term was extended for a further year, to 1991.[1]
| Party | valign=top | Seats | valign=top | ± | valign=top | First Pref. votes | valign=top | FPv% | valign=top | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 69,092 | 41.82 | ||||||||
| 13 | 33,079 | 20.02 | ||||||||
| 6 | 15,479 | 9.37 | ||||||||
| 2 | 14,825 | 8.97 | ||||||||
| 1 | 7,801 | 4.72 | ||||||||
| 0 | 2,747 | 1.66 | ||||||||
| 0 | 1,782 | 1.08 | ||||||||
| 0 | 388 | 0.23 | ||||||||
| 4 | 20,013 | 12.11 | ||||||||
| Totals | align=right | 52 | align=center | - | align=right | 165,206 | 100.00 | — |