Helston South (electoral division)

Helston South (Cornish: Hellys Soth) 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.

Helston South
Former ward Cornwall Council.
Boundary of Helston South in Cornwall from 2013-2021.
County	Cornwall
2013 (2013)–2021 (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

Helston South represented the centre of the town of Helston as well as parts of Culdrose. The division covered 360 hectares in total.

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Helston South

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

2013 election: Helston South

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)