| Election Name: | 1985 Cumbria County Council election[1] |
| Country: | Cumbria |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1981 Cumbria County Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1981 |
| Next Election: | 1989 Cumbria County Council election |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
| Seats For Election: | All 83 seats of Cumbria County Council |
| Majority Seats: | 42 |
| Election Date: | 2 May 1985 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 42 seats, 49.0% |
| Seats1: | 39 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 59,045 |
| Percentage1: | 41.5% |
| Swing1: | 7.5% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 35 seats, 40.4% |
| Seats2: | 36 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 55,398 |
| Percentage2: | 38.9% |
| Swing2: | 3.0% |
| Party4: | SDP-Liberal Alliance |
| Last Election4: | 3 seats, 8.6% |
| Seats4: | 5 |
| Seat Change4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 21,928 |
| Percentage4: | 15.4% |
| Swing4: | 6.8% |
| Party5: | Independent (politician) |
| Last Election5: | 3 seats, 1.5% |
| Seats5: | 3 |
| Seat Change5: | 0 |
| Popular Vote5: | 4,975 |
| Percentage5: | 3.5% |
| Swing5: | 2.0% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Party: | Labour Party |
| After Party: | No overall control |
Elections to Cumbria County Council were held on 2 May 1985. This was on the same day as other UK county council elections. The whole council of 83 members was up for election and the Labour Party lost control of the council, which fell under no overall control.