| Election Name: | 1985 Kildare County Council election |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1979 Kildare County Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1979 |
| Next Election: | 1991 Kildare County Council election |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
| Seats For Election: | All 25 seats on Kildare County Council |
| Election Date: | 20 June 1985 |
| Party1: | Fianna Fáil |
| Seats1: | 10 |
| Seat Change1: | +1 |
| Party2: | Fine Gael |
| Seats2: | 7 |
| Seat Change2: | -1 |
| Party3: | Labour Party (Ireland) |
| Seats3: | 5 |
| Seat Change3: | +1 |
| Party4: | Workers' Party (Ireland) |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seat Change4: | +1 |
| Party5: | Sinn Féin |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Seat Change5: | +1 |
| Party6: | Independent politician (Ireland) |
| Seats6: | 1 |
| Seat Change6: | +1 |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
An election to Kildare County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the 1985 Irish local elections. 25 councillors were elected from five 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 | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | +1 | 17,205 | 42.91 | |||||||
| 7 | align=right | -1 | 9,294 | 23.18 | ||||||
| 5 | +1 | 8,563 | 21.36 | |||||||
| 1 | +1 | 1,035 | 2.58 | |||||||
| 1 | +1 | 875 | 2.18 | |||||||
| 1 | +1 | 3,125 | 7.79 | |||||||
| Totals | align=right | 25 | +4 | align=right | 40,335 | 100.00 | — |