# Helensburgh Central (ward)

Helensburgh Central is one of the eleven wards used to elect members of the Argyll and Bute Council. It elects four Councillors.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Vivien Dance (Ind.) | | Gary Mulvaney (Conservative) | | James Alexander Robb (SNP) | Al Reay (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2012 | Aileen Morton (Liberal Democrats) | Vivien Dance (Ind.) | | Gary Mulvaney (Conservative) | | James Alexander Robb (SNP) |
| 2017 | Aileen Morton (Liberal Democrats) | | Graham Hardie (Liberal Democrats) | Gary Mulvaney (Conservative) | Lorna Douglas (SNP) |
| 2022 | Ian James MacQuire (SNP) | | Graham Hardie (Liberal Democrats) | Gary Mulvaney (Conservative) | Fiona Howard (Labour) |

## Election results
### 2022 election

Helensburgh Central − 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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% |||||||||||
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### 2017 election

2017 Argyll and Bute Council election
Helensburgh Central - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 election

2012 Argyll and Bute Council election
Helensburgh Central - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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 election

2007 Argyll and Bute Council election
2007 Council election: Helensburgh Central :
| 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 | | |