| Election Name: | 1985 Limerick Corporation election |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1979 Limerick Corporation election |
| Previous Year: | 1979 |
| Next Election: | 1991 Limerick Corporation election |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
| Seats For Election: | All 17 seats on Limerick City Council |
| Election Date: | 20 June 1985 |
| Party1: | Fine Gael |
| Seats1: | 6 |
| Seat Change1: | +1 |
| Party2: | Fianna Fáil |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seat Change2: | -1 |
| Party3: | Democratic Socialist Party (Ireland) |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Seat Change3: | +3 |
| Party4: | Labour Party (Ireland) |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seat Change4: | -3 |
| Party5: | Independent politician (Ireland) |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Seat Change5: | 0 |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
An election to Limerick City Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 17 councillors were elected from four 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 | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | +1 | 7,246 | 34.25 | |||||||
| 5 | align=right | -1 | 5,905 | 27.91 | ||||||
| 3 | +3 | 3,141 | 14.85 | |||||||
| 1 | align=right | -3 | 2,477 | 11.71 | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1,474 | 6.97 | |||||||
| Totals | align=right | 17 | 0 | align=right | 21,155 | 100.00 | — |