| Election Name: | 1985 Limerick County Council election |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1979 Limerick County Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1979 |
| Next Election: | 1991 Limerick County Council election |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
| Seats For Election: | All 28 seats on Limerick County Council |
| Election Date: | 20 June 1985 |
| Party1: | Fianna Fáil |
| Seats1: | 18 |
| Seat Change1: | +3 |
| Party2: | Fine Gael |
| Seats2: | 10 |
| Seat Change2: | -1 |
| Party3: | Independent politician (Ireland) |
| Seats3: | 0 |
| Seat Change3: | -1 |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| After Election: | Fianna Fail |
An election to Limerick County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 28 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 | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | +3 | 27,169 | 57.59 | |||||||
| 10 | align=right | -1 | 17,639 | 37.39 | ||||||
| 0 | align=right | -1 | 1,152 | 2.44 | ||||||
| Totals | align=right | 28 | align=center | - | align=right | 47,180 | 100.00 |