 Tipperary County Council is the local government authority for the county.Between 1838 and 2014, County Tipperary was divided into two ridings/counties, North Tipperary and South Tipperary, which were unified under the Local Government Reform Act 2014, which came into effect following the 2014 local elections on 3 June 2014.Tipperary is the sixth-largest of the 32 counties by area and the 12th largest by population.