Tipperary North Council: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 12 | (+3) | 15818 | 52.7% | (+8.9%) | 16 | (-2) | 4 | |
| Fine Gael |  | 6 | (-2) | 8736 | 29.1% | (-1.9%) | 12 | 4 | ||
| Independent |  | 2 | (+1) | 1649 | 5.5% | (+1.0%) | 2 | (-1) | 2 | (-1) |
| Labour Party |  | 1 | (-2) | 3784 | 12.6% | (-5.4%) | 8 | (+1) | 4 | |