Tipperary South Council: 1985 Local Election
| Party | Seats | Votes | Share | Candidates | Constituencies | |||||
| Fianna Fáil |  | 14 | (+9) | 16537 | 43.8% | (+8.5%) | 19 | (+3) | 5 | (+1) |
| Fine Gael |  | 8 | (+4) | 10932 | 28.9% | (-1.5%) | 16 | (+3) | 5 | (+1) |
| Labour Party |  | 3 | 4518 | 12.0% | (-6.1%) | 8 | (+1) | 4 | ||
| Independent |  | 1 | (-2) | 3773 | 10.0% | (-5.9%) | 6 | (-1) | 4 | (+1) |
| Workers' Party |  | 0 | 1113 | 2.9% | (+2.9%) | 3 | (+3) | 3 | (+3) | |
| Sinn Féin |  | 0 | 901 | 2.4% | (+2.2%) | 3 | (+2) | 3 | (+2) | |