St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council elections are held every four years. St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, which styles itself St Helens Borough Council, is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of St Helens in Merseyside, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2022, 48 councillors have been elected from 18 wards. Prior to the 2022 boundary changes, elections were held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time.
Council elections Summary of the council composition after each council election, click on the year for full details of each election.
YearLabourReformLiberal Democrat ‡ConservativeGreenIndependentOthersNotes 1973 36 N/A 0 8 0 1 0 1975 30 N/A 1 13 0 1 0 1976 26 N/A 1 17 0 1 0 1978 24 N/A 1 20 0 0 0 1979 27 N/A 0 18 0 0 0 1980 43 N/A 0 11 0 0 0 New ward boundaries increased seats from 45 to 54.The Borough of St Helens (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979, SI 1979/1348 1982 41 N/A 2 11 0 0 0 1983 41 N/A 2 11 0 0 0 1984 41 N/A 2 11 0 0 0 1986 45 N/A 0 9 0 0 0 1987 44 N/A 2 8 0 0 0 1988 40 N/A 6 8 0 0 0 1990 38 N/A 10 6 0 0 0 1991 34 N/A 15 5 0 0 0 1992 33 N/A 15 6 0 0 0 1994 33 N/A 14 5 0 0 2 1995 40 N/A 10 3 0 0 1 Liberal (1989) 1996 44 N/A 9 1 0 0 0 1998 42 N/A 10 2 0 0 0 1999 37 N/A 14 3 0 0 0 2000 35 N/A 15 4 0 0 0 2002 33 N/A 15 5 0 0 1 Socialist Labour 2003 33 N/A 15 6 0 0 0 2004 24 N/A 18 6 0 0 0 New ward boundaries reduced seats from 54 to 48. 2006 23 N/A 19 6 0 0 0 2007 21 N/A 20 6 0 1 0 2008 23 N/A 19 6 0 0 0 2010 28 N/A 15 5 0 0 0 2011 35 N/A 9 4 0 0 0 2012 40 N/A 5 3 0 0 0 2014 42 N/A 3 3 0 0 0 2015 42 N/A 3 3 0 0 0 2016 42 N/A 3 3 0 0 0 2018 41 N/A 3 3 0 1 0 2019 37 0 4 3 2 2 0 2021 35 0 4 3 3 3 0 2022 29 0 4 2 6 7 0 New ward boundaries and change to elections every four years.2026 2 34 3 1 0 6 2 Vacant Election deferred in Town Centre Ward due to the death of a candidate. ‡Includes Liberal Party and Social Democratic Party pre-1988.
Borough result maps
By-election results By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
By-election Date Incumbent party Winning partyMarshalls Cross by-election21 January 1999 Newton West by-election21 January 1999 Thatto Heath by-election21 January 1999 Marshalls Cross by-election19 September 2002 Rainford by-election23 November 2006 Parr by-election12 March 2009 Rainhill by-election12 March 2009 Moss Bank by-election16 July 2009 Billinge and Seneley Green by-election14 October 2010 Haydock by-election2 December 2010 Windle by-election2 May 2013 Billinge and Seneley Green by-election28 November 2013 Thatto Heath Green by-election21 January 2016 Moss Bank by-election20 October 2022 Windle by-election4 July 2024 Blackbrook by-election12 December 2024 Sutton South East by-election3 April 2025 Haydock by-election25 June 2026 Billinge and Seneley Green by-election27 August 2026
References
External links St Helens Borough Council