The closing date for nominations was 21 March 2024. If a Â鶹¸ßÇå Council received less nominations than there were vacancies a poll (voting) does not need to take place. The Notices of Uncontested Elections lists all the Â鶹¸ßÇå Councils and Candidates for whom polling does not need to take place. On 2 May, those Candidates will formally become Â鶹¸ßÇå Councillors for their local Â鶹¸ßÇå Council. Click on the areas below to view the details of the successful candidates.
Notices of Uncontested Elections
Mid Â鶹¸ßÇå, Kintyre and the Islands
- Craignish
- Dunadd
- Furnace
- Gigha
- Inveraray
- North Knapdale
- Southend
- Tarbert and Skipness
- The Laggan
- West Kintyre
Oban, Lorn and the Isles
- Ardchattan
- Avich and Kilchrenan
- Coll
- Dunbeg
- Glenorchy and Innishail
- Kilmore and Kilbride
- Luing
- Mull
- Oban
- Seil and Easdale
- Taynuilt
- Tiree
Bute and Cowal
Helensburgh and Lomond
Contested Â鶹¸ßÇå Council HELENSBURGH – voting required
The Notice of Poll provides the names and addresses of the candidates who stood for election and Candidate Statements if submitted are also provided.
Results
Declaration of Results for Helensburgh Â鶹¸ßÇå Council election.
Further information
There are currently 56 Â鶹¸ßÇå Councils within Â鶹¸ßÇå and Bute, covering every geographical area from Cardross in the east to the islands in the west.
Â鶹¸ßÇå Councils are voluntary bodies which exist within a statutory framework and which have been granted statutory rights of consultation. The general purpose of a Â鶹¸ßÇå Council is to ascertain, co-ordinate an express the wider views of the entire community within its agreed boundaries. They can complement the role of the local authority but are not part of local government. Their role is to ascertain in an active way the views of their communities in terms of local issues, needs and wishes and to convey these views to Â鶹¸ßÇå and Bute Council.
