Community Council Elections 20 August 2026

The nomination period for community council elections on 20 August 2026 closed on 25 June 2026.  Notices of those elections which are not contested can be found below.

Notices of Uncontested Elections

Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the Islands

Oban, Lorn and the Isles

Bute and Cowal

Helensburgh and Lomond

Contested Community Council – voting required

Formal notice is hereby given that a community council election will take place on 20th August 2026 in respect of the Cove and Kilcreggan Community Council. 

NOTICE OF POLL

ELECTION OF COMMUNITY COUNCILLORS FOR ELECTION DAY 

20 AUGUST 2026

1. An Election is being held to fill vacant seats in the Cove & Kilcreggan Community Council.
2. Polling will take place for the election of Community Councillors for the Cove & Kilcreggan Community Council as shown below because the number of validly nominated Candidates (23) exceeds the number of Community Councillors to be elected in that Area (16).
3. The name and address of each Candidate is as follows:-

4. Surname of Candidate	Other Names	Address
   AULD	John	Address in the Community Council Area
   BARLAS	Kenneth	Lower Flat Annfield, Shore Road, Kilcreggan, Helensburgh G84 0JH
   BEEVERS	Nicholas Daniel	Flat 1 Portkil House, Portkil, Helensburgh G84 0LF
   BENTON	Mairi	Address in the Community Council Area
   BENTON	Mark W	Address in the Community Council Area
   CONRAN	Susannah F	Address in the Community Council  Area
   CUNNAH	David Christopher	Hazelwood, Fort Road, Kilcreggan, Helensburgh G84 0LQ
   DEERY	Gerald	Address in the Community Council Area
   ELLES	Penelope	Address in the Community Council Area
   FOWLIS	Derek Geoffrey	1/1 Princes Terrace, Shore Road, Kilcreggan, Helensburgh G84 0JJ
   GOSTICK	Katharine Helen	Address in the Community Council Area
   GRAY	Derick	Address in the Community Council Area
   LAMONT	Sheena Dorothy	Address in the Community Council Area
   LEE	Simon Joseph Arnold	Address in the Community Council Area
   MCLEAN	James Frederick Telfer	Address in the Community Council Area
   MILLS	Alison Ruth	Address in the Community Council Area
   MCVEY	Ellen Janet	Address in the Community Council Area
   O’REILLY	Sheelagh Mary Geraldine	Address in the Community Council Area
   SNOOK	Rodney N	Shanton Cottage, Shanton Road, Cove, Helensburgh G84 0NW
   STEEDS	Lucy	Address in the Community Council Area
   STRACHAN	Anne Denise	Address in the Community Council Area
   TAYLOR	Paul Richard George	Birken Hillock, Shore Road, Cove, Helensburgh, G84 0NU
   WRIGHT	Charlotte Jane	Address in the Community Council Area

   The persons entitled to vote at these elections are the persons registered in the Register of Electors in force as at 1 June 2026 for the Community Council area.  A person whose name is so registered may not vote if the entry in the Register gives as the date on which they will attain the age of 16 years as later than the day of the election.

   Electors will be sent a Postal Ballot Paper and will require to return this to me by not later than 4.00pm on Thursday 20 August 2026 if their votes are to be counted.

   Candidate Statements if submitted by a candidate, will be included in the postal pack and will shortly be made available on the Council website  http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/elections during the election period. 

   Pippa Milne
   Returning Officer
   Argyll and Bute Council
   1 July 2026