Helston South (electoral division)
{{short description|Former electoral division of Cornwall in the UK}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox England and Wales ward
|name = Helston South
|council = Cornwall Council
|map1 = Helston South electoral division map 2013.svg
|map2 =
|map_entity = Cornwall
|map_year = 2013-2021
|map_size = 200px
|year = 2013
|abolished = 2021
|previous = Porthleven and Helston South
|next = Helston North
Helston South and Meneage
|elects_howmany = One
|region = England
|county = Cornwall
}}
Helston South (Cornish: {{lang|kw|Hellys Soth}}){{cite web |title=Henwyn Tyller A-Z |url=https://www.akademikernewek.org.uk/place-names/glossary/H?locale=en |website=Akademi Kernewek |access-date=28 December 2021}} 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.
Councillors
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Election | colspan="2"|Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2013
|rowspan="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" | |rowspan="1"|Judith Haycock | rowspan="1"|Independent | |
| 2017
|rowspan="1" style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |rowspan="1"|John Martin | rowspan="1"|Liberal Democrat | |
| 2021
|colspan="3"|Seat abolished |
Extent
Helston South represented the centre of the town of Helston as well as parts of Culdrose. The division covered 360 hectares in total.{{cite web|title=E05 Electoral Ward/Division Helston South E05009192|url=http://statistics.data.gov.uk/atlas/resource?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistics.data.gov.uk%2Fid%2Fstatistical-geography%2FE05009192|website=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=2 May 2021}}
Election results
=2017 election=
{{Election box begin | title=2017 election: Helston South{{cite web |title=Election results for Helston South Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017 |url=https://democracy.cornwall.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=506 |website=Cornwall Council |accessdate=29 October 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Martin
|votes = 455
|percentage = 39.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Adams
|votes = 371
|percentage = 32.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = James Buchanan
|votes = 131
|percentage = 11.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Mebyon Kernow
|candidate = Alice Waddoups
|votes = 109
|percentage = 9.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UKIP
|candidate = Thomas Maher
|votes = 79
|percentage = 6.9
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 84
|percentage = 7.3
|change =
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{{Election box rejected|
|votes = 5
|percentage = 0.4
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1150
|percentage = 29.2
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Independent (politician)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=2013 election=
{{Election box begin | title=2013 election: Helston South{{cite web |title=Election results for Helston South Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013 |url=https://democracy.cornwall.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=412&V=0&RPID=508884741 |website=Cornwall Council |accessdate=29 October 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Judith Haycock
|votes = 427
|percentage = 38.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Martin
|votes = 215
|percentage = 19.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UKIP
|candidate = Scott Blandford
|votes = 210
|percentage = 19.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Tanya Dyer
|votes = 141
|percentage = 12.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = James Buchanan
|votes = 94
|percentage = 8.5
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 212
|percentage = 19.2
|change =
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{{Election box rejected|
|votes = 18
|percentage = 1.6
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1105
|percentage = 27.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{Portal|Cornwall}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Cornwall Council wards 2009-2021|state=collapsed}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Helston South (electoral division)}}
Category:Electoral divisions of Cornwall Council
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