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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

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

2022 Election

2022 Argyll and Bute Council election

Helensburgh and Lomond South − 3 seats
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Gemma Penfold (incumbent) 29.6 854        
SNP Math Campbell-Sturgess 26.0 749        
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party David Kinniburgh (incumbent) 18.1 522 633.0 633.6 647.4  
Scottish Liberal Democrats Paul Donald Kennedy 17.8 512 522.2 525.8 701.4 1054
Scottish Green Party Howard Green 8.6 247 250.1 268.5    
Electorate: 5800   Valid: 2884   Spoilt: 41   Quota: 722   Turnout: 50.4%

2021 by-election

Councillor Ellen Morton died on 3 October 2020 at the age of 76. A by-election was held on 18 March 2021. There were 6 candidates.

Helensburgh and Lomond South By-election (18th March 2021) - 1 Seat
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Gemma Penfold 50.7 1,206
SNP Math Campbell-Sturgess 23.6 562
Scottish Liberal Democrats Henry Boswell 14 333
Scottish Labour Party Jane Kelly 5.6 133
Scottish Green Party Mike Crowe 5.2 123
Workers Party of Britain Paul Burrows 0.9 22
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 2,379   Spoilt: 15   Quota: 1,190   Turnout: (41.8%)

2017 election

2017 Argyll and Bute Council election

Helensburgh and Lomond South - 3 seats
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4 Count 5 Count 6 Count 7 Count 8
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 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
Scottish Liberal Democrats Ellen Morton (incumbent) 13.97 412 521.5 527.0 540.5 615.5 847.2    
Scottish Labour Party 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  
Scottish 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

2012 Argyll and Bute Council election

Helensburgh and Lomond South - 3 seats
Party Candidate  % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2 Count 3 Count 4
Scottish Liberal Democrats Ellen Morton (incumbent) 38.30% 895      
SNP Richard MacDonald Trail 24.99% 584 603.7    
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party David Fairbairn Kinniburgh (incumbent) 23.88% 558 582.2 584.6 877.2
Scottish 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

2007 Argyll and Bute Council election

2007 Council election: Helensburgh and Lomond South
Party Candidate 1st Pref  % Seat Count
Scottish Conservative Party David Fairbairn Kinniburgh 835 26.7 1 1
Independent Ronald Kinloch 713 22.8 3 4
Scottish Liberal Democrats Ellen Morton 700 22.4 2 3
SNP Richard MacDonald Trail 572 18.3
Scottish Liberal Democrats Karen York 309 9.9
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