| Election Name: | 1985 Dublin County Council election |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1979 Dublin County Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1979 |
| Next Election: | 1991 Dublin County Council election |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
| Seats For Election: | All 78 seats on Dublin County Council |
| Election Date: | 20 June 1985 |
| Party1: | Fianna Fáil |
| Seats1: | 39 |
| Seat Change1: | - |
| Party2: | Fine Gael |
| Seats2: | 26 |
| Seat Change2: | - |
| Party3: | Labour Party (Ireland) |
| Seats3: | 8 |
| Party4: | Workers' Party (Ireland) |
| Seats4: | 3 |
| Party5: | Independent politician (Ireland) |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Under the Local Government (Reorganisation) Act 1985, there was not an election to Dublin County Council at the 1985 Irish local elections, which took place on 20 June.[1]
Elections were held for three electoral counties established by the 1985 Act.[2] [3] [4]
| Electoral County | FF | FG | Lab | WP | Total | Details | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin–Belgard | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26 | Details | |||||
| Dublin–Fingal | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | Details | ||||||
| Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 28 | Details | ||||||
| Total | 39 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 78 | ||||||
These members collectively served as the 78 members of Dublin County Council. This was an increase from the 36 members who had sat in the unified council prior to the election.