Helensburgh and Lomond South (ward)
Location of the ward [1]
Helensburgh and Lomond South is one of the eleven wards used to elect members of the Argyll and Bute Council. It elects three Councillors.
Councillors[edit]
| Election | Councillors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Ronald Kinloch (Independent) |
David Fairbairn Kinniburgh (Conservative) |
Ellen Morton (Liberal Democrats) | |||
| 2012 | Richard MacDonald Trail (SNP) | |||||
| 2017 | ||||||
| 2021 | Gemma Penfold (Conservative) | |||||
| 2022 | Math Campbell-Sturgess (SNP) |
Paul Donald Kennedy (Liberal Democrats) | ||||
Election results[edit]
2022 Election[edit]
2022 Argyll and Bute Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Conservative | Gemma Penfold (incumbent) | 29.6 | 854 | |||||
| SNP | Math Campbell-Sturgess | 26.0 | 749 | |||||
| Conservative | David Kinniburgh (incumbent) | 18.1 | 522 | 633.0 | 633.6 | 647.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Donald Kennedy | 17.8 | 512 | 522.2 | 525.8 | 701.4 | 1054 | |
| Scottish Green | Howard Green | 8.6 | 247 | 250.1 | 268.5 | |||
| Electorate: 5800 Valid: 2884 Spoilt: 41 Quota: 722 Turnout: 50.4% | ||||||||
2021 by-election[edit]
Councillor Ellen Morton died on 3 October 2020 at the age of 76.[5] A by-election was held on 18 March 2021.[6] There were 6 candidates.[7]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Conservative | Gemma Penfold | 50.7 | 1,206 | |
| SNP | Math Campbell-Sturgess | 23.6 | 562 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Henry Boswell | 14 | 333 | |
| Labour | Jane Kelly | 5.6 | 133 | |
| Scottish Green | Mike Crowe | 5.2 | 123 | |
| Workers Party | Paul Burrows | 0.9 | 22 | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 2,379 Spoilt: 15 Quota: 1,190 Turnout: (41.8%) | ||||
2017 election[edit]
2017 Argyll and Bute Council election[9]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Conservative | David Fairbairn Kinniburgh (incumbent) | 38.96 | 1149 | ||||||||
| SNP | Richard MacDonald Trail (incumbent) | 17.80 | 525 | 528.2 | 529.6 | 534.7 | 563.0 | 583.4 | 594.2 | 730.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ellen Morton (incumbent) | 13.97 | 412 | 521.5 | 527.0 | 540.5 | 615.5 | 847.2 | |||
| Labour | Christopher Fagan | 8.48 | 250 | 287.2 | 291.6 | 305.4 | |||||
| Independent | Mike Crowe | 8.41 | 248 | 309.2 | 321.2 | 377.8 | 434.3 | 484.0 | 509.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Davis | 8.10 | 239 | 299.1 | 304.3 | 322.8 | 394.9 | ||||
| Independent | Ian Macquire | 3.19 | 94 | 119.8 | 129.0 | ||||||
| UKIP | Jack Streeter | 1.09 | 32 | 57.0 | |||||||
| Electorate: Valid: 2,949 Spoilt: 32 Quota: 738 Turnout: 2,981 (52.3%) | |||||||||||
2012 election[edit]
2012 Argyll and Bute Council election[10]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Ellen Morton (incumbent) | 38.30% | 895 | ||||
| SNP | Richard MacDonald Trail | 24.99% | 584 | 603.7 | |||
| Conservative | David Fairbairn Kinniburgh (incumbent) | 23.88% | 558 | 582.2 | 584.6 | 877.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Nisbet (incumbent) | 12.84% | 300 | 548.3 | 555.8 | ||
| Electorate: 5,395 Valid: 2,337 Spoilt: 35 Quota: 585 Turnout: 2,372 (43.32%) | |||||||
2007 election[edit]
2007 Argyll and Bute Council election[11]
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Fairbairn Kinniburgh | 835 | 26.7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | Ronald Kinloch | 713 | 22.8 | 3 | 4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ellen Morton | 700 | 22.4 | 2 | 3 | |
| SNP | Richard MacDonald Trail | 572 | 18.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Karen York | 309 | 9.9 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application".
- ^ "Local Government Election May 2022 Notice of Poll". Argyll and Bute Council. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). Argyll and Bute Council. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Declaration of Results" (PDF). Argyll and Bute Council. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Bankie Ellen dies aged 76 after 21 years as councillor". Clydebank Post. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ Council, Argyll and Bute (16 October 2020). "Helensburgh and Lomond South By-Election". Argyll and Bute Council. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "It's a six-way battle in Helensburgh and Lomond South by-election". Helensburgh Advertiser. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Local By Elections 18th March 2021 Notice of Poll" (PDF). Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Election 4 May 2017 results". 8 May 2017.
- ^ "Argyll and Bute Council Election results 2012". 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Local Government Elections 2007: Declaration of result Argyll and Butt Council: Helensburgh and Lomond South electoral ward" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2023.