Helston South (electoral division)
Former electoral division of Cornwall in the UK
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Helston South (Cornish: Hellys Soth)[1] was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council between 2013 and 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections, being succeeded by Helston North and Helston South and Meneage.
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byHelston North
Helston South and Meneage
Helston South and Meneage
Created fromPorthleven and Helston South
| Helston South | |
|---|---|
| Former ward Cornwall Council | |
Boundary of Helston South in Cornwall from 2013-2021. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| 2013–2021 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Helston North Helston South and Meneage |
| Created from | Porthleven and Helston South |
Councillors
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Judith Haycock | Independent | |
| 2017 | John Martin | Liberal Democrat | |
| 2021 | Seat abolished | ||
Extent
Election results
2017 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Martin | 455 | 39.6 | ||
| Conservative | David Adams | 371 | 32.3 | ||
| Independent | James Buchanan | 131 | 11.4 | ||
| Mebyon Kernow | Alice Waddoups | 109 | 9.5 | ||
| UKIP | Thomas Maher | 79 | 6.9 | ||
| Majority | 84 | 7.3 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1150 | 29.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2013 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Judith Haycock | 427 | 38.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Martin | 215 | 19.5 | ||
| UKIP | Scott Blandford | 210 | 19.0 | ||
| Conservative | Tanya Dyer | 141 | 12.8 | ||
| Independent | James Buchanan | 94 | 8.5 | ||
| Majority | 212 | 19.2 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 18 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1105 | 27.7 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
