Jennifer Kelly, 29 was elected to represent the South Kintyre ward in Campbeltown on Thursday.
The outgoing Councillor Kelly joins the new Councillor Kelly at a polling station on voting day.A local councillor is giving new meaning to the term "like father like daughter" after being elected to replace her dad.The vote was called after her father, Donald Kelly, resigned from Argyll and Bute Council after serving as a councillor for 22 years.
Donald Kelly represented the South Kintyre ward since 2001, previously as a Conservative councillor but latterly as an independent.Jennifer said she had grown up campaigning for local causes - partly due the the role her dad played in supporting them. She also recalls a time in high school when she took a petition her dad had backed into class with her to convince her teacher and fellow pupils to sign.Jennifer says she hopes to inspire the younger electorate to get involved in politics
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