Location of the ward [1]
Helensburgh Central is one of the eleven wards used to elect members of the Argyll and Bute Council. It elects four Councillors.
Helensburgh Central is one of the eleven wards used to elect members of the Argyll and Bute Council. It elects four Councillors.
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Vivien Dance (Ind.) | Gary Mulvaney (Conservative) | James Alexander Robb (SNP) | Al Reay (Liberal Democrats) | ||||
| 2012 | Aileen Morton (Liberal Democrats) | |||||||
| 2017 | Graham Hardie (Liberal Democrats) | Lorna Douglas (SNP) | ||||||
| 2022 | Ian James MacQuire (SNP) | Fiona Howard (Labour) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Conservative | Gary Mulvaney (incumbent) | 30.5 | 1,205 | |||||||
| SNP | Ian James MacQuire | 21.4 | 843 | |||||||
| Labour | Fiona Howard | 21.3 | 841 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Hardie (incumbent) | 11.1 | 440 | 480 | 485 | 505 | 530 | 716 | 1,009 | |
| Scottish Green | Sarah Davies | 6.8 | 268 | 274 | 305 | 314 | 341 | |||
| Conservative | Alison Willmot | 6.6 | 262 | 601 | 603 | 610 | 627 | 645 | ||
| Independent | James Alexander Robb | 2.2 | 88 | 93 | 95 | 98 | ||||
| Electorate: 7,759 Valid: 3,947 Spoilt: 55 Quota: 790 Turnout: 51.6% | ||||||||||
2017 Argyll and Bute Council election [4]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Conservative | Gary Mulvaney (incumbent) | 46.33 | 1789 | |||||
| SNP | Lorna Douglas | 22.61 | 873 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | Aileen Morton (incumbent) | 17.97 | 694 | 1075.6 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Hardie | 6.68 | 258 | 356.8 | 563.2 | 589.6 | 864.3 | |
| Independent | James Alexander Robb (incumbent) | 6.39 | 247 | 478.1 | 526.2 | 558.6 | ||
| Electorate: Valid: 3,861 Spoilt: 56 Quota: 773 Turnout: 3,917 (51.7%) | ||||||||
2012 Argyll and Bute Council election [5]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Independent | Vivien Dance (incumbent) | 22.8% | 749 | |
| SNP | James Alexander Robb (incumbent) | 20.91% | 687 | |
| Conservative | Gary Mulvaney (incumbent) | 20.49% | 673 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Aileen Morton | 20.24% | 665 | |
| Independent | David Alastair Allan | 11.63% | 382 | |
| Richard William Humphrey | 3.93% | 129 | ||
| Electorate: 7,377 Valid: 3,285 Spoilt: 32 Quota: 658 Turnout: 3,317 (44.53%) | ||||
2007 Argyll and Bute Council election [6]
| Party | Candidate | 1st Pref | % | Seat | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gary Mulvaney | 1,220 | 27.7 | 1 | 1 | |
| SNP | James Alexander Robb†† | 822 | 18.6 | 4 | 4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Aileen Morton | 734 | 16.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Al Reay††††† | 728 | 16.5 | 2 | 4 | |
| Independent | Vivien Dance | 707 | 16.0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Independent | Richard William Humphrey | 198 | 4.5 | |||
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