1985 Waterford Corporation election

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All 15 seats on Waterford City Council
First party Second party Third party   Party Fianna Fáil Fine Gael Workers' Party Seats won 5 4 2 Seat change 0 0 0   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Labour Waterford People's Party Independent Seats won 2 1 1 Seat change 0 +1 0
Map showing the area of Waterford City Council

An election to all 15 seats on Waterford City Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the 1985 Irish local elections. Councillors were elected from three 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		Seats	±	First Pref. votes	FPv%	±%
	Fianna Fáil	5	0	4,347	30.18
	Fine Gael	4	0	3,309	22.97
	Workers' Party	2	0	1,488	10.33
	Waterford People's Party	1	1	1,405	9.75
	Labour	2	0	1,346	9.35
	Independent	1	0	2,269	15.75
Totals		15	0	14,403	100.00	—

Waterford People's Party was a localised split in the Workers' Party. It was not a registered political party.

• Irishelectionliterature
• Department of the Environment, Ireland (28 January 2010). "Local elections, 1985 : election results and transfer of votes in respect of each county, and county borough council : and election statistics relating to all local authorities" (PDF). Department of the Environment. Retrieved 28 October 2019.