# 1985 North Tipperary County Council election

An election to North Tipperary County Council took place on 20 June 1985 as part of the Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four 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.

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Seats | ± | First Pref. votes | FPv% | ±% |
| | Fianna Fáil | 12 | +3 | 15,818 | 52.78 | |
| | Fine Gael | 6 | -2 | 8,736 | 29.15 | |
| | Labour | 1 | -2 | 3,784 | 12.63 | |
| | Independent | 2 | +1 | 1,649 | 5.50 | |
| Totals | Totals | 21 | - | 28,588 | 100.00 | — |

## Results by local electoral area
### Borrisokane

Borrisokane: 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jim Casey | | 1,089 | 1,094 | 1,120 | 1,174 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Michael Hough* | | 966 | 975 | 1,028 | 1,068 | 1,284 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tony McKenna* | | 876 | 888 | 931 | 957 | 1,325 |
| | Fine Gael | Liam Whyte* | | 742 | 762 | 838 | 1,077 | 1,115 |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Carroll | | 616 | 662 | 712 | 729 | |
| | Fine Gael | Paddy Brennan | | 518 | 553 | 599 | 757 | 785 |
| | Fine Gael | Gerard Darcy | | 461 | 502 | 554 | | |
| | Labour | Jim Hough | | 288 | 409 | | | |
| | Labour | Maureen Carmody | | 277 | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,793 Valid: 5,833 (75.66%) Spoilt: 54 Quota: 63 Turnout: 5,896 |||||||||

### Nenagh-Newport

Nenagh-Newport: 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | Labour | John Ryan TD* | | 1,243 | 1,270 | 1,295 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Mairead Ryan | | 1,183 | 1,194 | 1,328 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tom Harrington* | | 1,056 | 1,066 | 1,130 | 1,161 | 1,182 | 1,190 | 1,191 | 1,438 | | | |
| | Independent | Joseph O'Connor* | | 946 | 949 | 959 | 1,034 | 1,090 | 1,092 | 1,093 | 1,130 | 1,133 | 1,287 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Sheehy* | | 792 | 793 | 843 | 865 | 928 | 945 | 948 | 1,055 | 1,112 | 1,523 | |
| | Fine Gael | Tom Ryan | | 770 | 773 | 775 | 860 | 899 | 899 | 899 | 916 | 917 | 1,005 | 1,030 |
| | Fine Gael | Tom Berkery* | | 739 | 751 | 757 | 815 | 953 | 954 | 955 | 1,007 | 1,013 | 1,046 | 1,062 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ger Ryan* | | 690 | 693 | 718 | 782 | 789 | 792 | 792 | 852 | 909 | | |
| | Fine Gael | Willie Kennedy | | 688 | 715 | 726 | 739 | 836 | 837 | 838 | 1,010 | 1,041 | 1,065 | 1,077 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jacksie Ryan | | 677 | 680 | 717 | 727 | 767 | 780 | 785 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Martin O'Sullivan | | 495 | 496 | 547 | 561 | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Ned Foley | | 429 | 430 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Frank Lewis* | | 419 | 446 | 451 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Mary Brosnan | | 133 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 13,646 Valid: 10,260 (76.13%) Spoilt: 129 Quota: 1,283 Turnout: 10,389 |||||||||||||||

### Roscrea-Templemore

Roscrea-Templemore: 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Sen. Michael Smith* | | 1,948 | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Mulrooney | | 1,071 | 1,344 | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Egan* | | 1,035 | 1,337 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Denis Ryan* | | 834 | 895 | 935 | 954 | 969 | 1,303 | |
| | Fine Gael | Denis Meagher | | 700 | 755 | 763 | 796 | 846 | 924 | 1,026 |
| | Fine Gael | John Butler | | 679 | 703 | 710 | 747 | 783 | 840 | 873 |
| | Labour | Tommy Shanahan* | | 560 | 603 | 651 | 659 | 731 | | |
| | Labour | Kevin Devaney | | 178 | 200 | 204 | 217 | | | |
| Electorate: 9,696 Valid: 7,005 (73.08%) Spoilt: 81 Quota: 1,168 Turnout: 7,086 |||||||||||

### Thurles

Thurles: 5 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Jane Hanafin* | | 1,751 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael Lowry* | | 1,542 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Harry Ryan* | | 978 | 1,140 | 1,193 | | |
| | Independent | Frank Dwan* | | 703 | 826 | 870 | 878 | 1,156 |
| | Labour | Andrew Callinan | | 686 | 747 | 795 | 807 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Larry Looby | | 661 | 879 | 916 | 930 | 1,061 |
| | Fine Gael | Mae Quinn | | 568 | 609 | 805 | 818 | 1,020 |
| Electorate: 10,297 Valid: 6,871 (67.55%) Spoilt: 85 Quota: 1,146 Turnout: 6,956 |||||||||