St Helens Council - Wards and Councillors

Metropolitan borough · North West · 48 seats in 18 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 2 May 2030

Reform UK have a majority on St Helens Council. The council has 48 councillors in 18 wards. Seats by party: Reform 34, Other 6, Labour 4, Lib Dem 3, Conservative 1. The next election is on 2 May 2030.

Control

Seats by party

Reform UK (Majority)

48 seats - 25 for a majority

Reform 34Labour 4Conservative 1Lib Dem 3Other 6

Vote share at the 7 May 2026 election (46 seats in 17 wards)

ShareSeats won

Reform33.6%34

Labour24.8%2

Green14.4%0

Other13.3%6

Conservative7.6%1

Lib Dem6.3%3

2026 election results for St Helens, ward by ward

Next election

2 May 2030

all 48 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Reform 34

majority of 20; 25 needed

Closest result

St Helens Town Centre

Labour won the last seat by 17 votes over Reform, 25 June 2026

Latest by-election

Billinge & Seneley Green

Labour gain from Reform, 27 August 2026 (6 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

58%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourLib DemReformOther

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 18 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Billinge & Seneley Green Matt Kent, Steve Owen, John Porter	7 May 2026 Reform 29.0% lead 10.1 pts
Blackbrook Victor Floyd, Nigel Brown, Eileen Fleming	7 May 2026 Reform 44.1% lead 12.9 pts
Bold & Lea Green Mark Hitchen, Samson Egbike, David Hawley	7 May 2026 Reform 41.3% lead 20.2 pts
Eccleston Philip Cass, Geoff Pearl, Michael Haw	7 May 2026 Lib Dem 48.7% lead 27.3 pts
Haydock Tony Devanny, Michael Chesworth, Stephen Claybrook	7 May 2026 Reform 37.8% lead 11.2 pts
Moss Bank Jack Styles, Gary Edgerton, David Kent	7 May 2026 Reform 44.7% lead 13.2 pts
Newton-le-Willows East Ian Mills, Keith Laird, George Woodward	7 May 2026 Labour 23.0% lead 0.8 pts
Newton-le-Willows West Craig Smith, Terence Maguire, Karl Collier	7 May 2026 PolitePolitics 47.4% lead 20.5 pts
Parr Janet Rowlands, Malcolm Webster, Daniel Axworthy	7 May 2026 Reform 42.7% lead 16.7 pts
Peasley Cross & Fingerpost Sharon Roughley	7 May 2026 Reform 48.5% lead 21.6 pts
Rainford Philip Corden, Linda Mussell	7 May 2026 Reform 31.7% lead 1.0 pts
Rainhill James Tasker, Donna Greaves, James Dunn	7 May 2026 Rainhill Independents 58.0% lead 38.3 pts
St Helens Town Centre Jeremy Axworthy, Michael Fisher	25 June 2026 Reform 39.9% lead 2.1 pts
Sutton North West Anthony Johnson, Mark Johnson	7 May 2026 Reform 48.2% lead 8.0 pts
Sutton South East John Pinnington, Brendan Moss	7 May 2026 Reform 49.7% lead 7.8 pts
Thatto Heath Jack Benyon, James Long, Emma Beck	7 May 2026 Reform 35.3% lead 4.6 pts
West Park Michael Gibson, Mark King, Stephen Little	7 May 2026 Reform 40.2% lead 5.8 pts
Windle Tony Keogh, Alex Twist, Clayton Ede	7 May 2026 Reform 34.8% lead 2.2 pts

Billinge & Seneley Green

John Porter ReformMatt Kent ReformSteve Owen Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform29.0%

Labour18.9%

Independent18.7%

Independent16.1%

Green10.9%

Conservative6.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jennifer Anne Gerrard Elected	Reform	1,465
John Terence Porter Elected	Reform	1,421
Matthew Kent Elected	Reform	1,370
Steve Owen	Labour	958
Peter Peers	Independent	947
Colin Richard Betts	Independent	816
Rod Bell	Labour	777
Phil Gwilliam	Labour	727
Sarah Isabel Jennings	Green	552
Stephen William Gaskell	Green	546
Denise Anne Gibney	Conservative	319

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 27 August 2026

Labour41.3%

Reform31.8%

Independent17.7%

Green3.8%

Conservative3.3%

Independent2.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Steve Owen Elected	Labour	1,158	41.3%
Karen Hatch	Reform	892	31.8%
Colin Richard Betts	Independent	496	17.7%
Sue Rahman	Green	106	3.8%
David Michael Titmuss	Conservative	94	3.3%
Tom Middleton-Leonard	Independent	60	2.1%

Blackbrook

Eileen Fleming ReformNigel Brown ReformVictor Floyd Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform44.1%

Labour31.2%

Green19.1%

Conservative5.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Nigel Brown Elected	Reform	1,364
Eileen Fleming Elected	Reform	1,345
Victor Floyd Elected	Reform	1,281
Anthony James Burns	Labour	965
Paul McQuade	Labour	886
Gareth William Cross	Labour	792
Lorraine Vivienne Clarke	Green	590
Jack Eiddon Davies	Green	454
Daniel John Thomas	Green	442
David Michael Titmuss	Conservative	176

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bold & Lea Green

David Hawley ReformMark Hitchen ReformSamson Egbike Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform41.3%

Green21.1%

Labour19.9%

Lib Dem9.8%

Conservative7.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David Edward Hawley Elected	Reform	1,456
Mark Joseph Hitchen Elected	Reform	1,434
Samson Chika Egbike Elected	Reform	1,340
Sam Harding	Green	744
Fae Sophia Morgan Oakley	Green	728
Angela McCauley	Labour	700
Graeme Thomas John Knapper	Green	695
Alan Langley	Labour	677
Paul Joseph Pritchard	Labour	610
John Lee	Lib Dem	346
Barbara Evelyn Woodcock	Conservative	278

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Eccleston

Geoff Pearl Lib DemMichael Haw Lib DemPhilip Cass Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Lib Dem48.7%

Reform21.4%

Labour12.4%

Green11.7%

Conservative5.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Michael Haw Elected	Lib Dem	2,224
Philip Jonathan Cass Elected	Lib Dem	1,809
Geoff Pearl Elected	Lib Dem	1,756
David Lawrenson	Reform	979
Billy Jones	Reform	943
Steve Townsend	Reform	897
Joy Akinkuade	Labour	566
Sally Dodgson	Green	536
Joe Quinn	Labour	511
Elizabeth Ann Appleton	Conservative	262

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Haydock

Michael Chesworth ReformStephen Claybrook ReformTony Devanny Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform37.8%

Green26.6%

Labour17.2%

Independent6.7%

Independent6.5%

Conservative5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Stephen David Mousdell Elected	Reform	1,331
Michael John Chesworth Elected	Reform	1,282
Stephen Philip Claybrook Elected	Reform	1,240
Paul Robert Hooton	Green	938
Emma Carolyn Van der Burg	Green	771
Oliver Eddleston	Green	692
Caleb Burns	Labour	607
Rachael Harrison	Labour	577
Owen Farnworth	Labour	561
Andrea Marie Blake	Independent	237
Ian Samuel Sutton	Independent	229
Melanie Ann Marie Lee	Conservative	181

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 25 June 2026

Reform33.0%

Independent29.0%

Labour27.5%

Green7.1%

Conservative1.8%

Independent1.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tony Devanny Elected	Reform	717	33.0%
Paul Robert Hooton	Independent	631	29.0%
Owen Farnworth	Labour	598	27.5%
Amber Carole Johnson	Green	154	7.1%
Melanie Ann Marie Lee	Conservative	39	1.8%
Andrea Marie Blake	Independent	36	1.7%

Moss Bank

David Kent ReformGary Edgerton ReformJack Styles Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform44.7%

Labour31.5%

Green16.3%

Conservative7.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Gary Edgerton Elected	Reform	1,664
David Kent Elected	Reform	1,638
Jack Thomas Styles Elected	Reform	1,613
Jeanette Susan Banks	Labour	1,172
Tracy Dickinson	Labour	1,126
Shana Begum	Labour	1,116
Allan John Kayll	Green	605
Lisa Cunliffe	Conservative	280

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Newton-le-Willows East

George Woodward ReformIan Mills LabourKeith Laird Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Labour23.0%

Reform22.2%

PolitePolitics18.8%

Green17.8%

Lib Dem12.4%

Conservative5.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Keith Anthony Laird Elected	Labour	1,293
George Woodward Elected	Reform	1,248
Ian Francis Mills Elected	Labour	1,183
John David Murphy	Reform	1,083
Tom Middleton-Leonard	PolitePolitics	1,055
John Henry Owen	Reform	1,019
Chris Kennedy	Green	1,000
Lisa Kathleen Preston	Labour	993
David Smith	Lib Dem	698
John Philip Cunliffe	Conservative	318

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Newton-le-Willows West

Craig Smith Newton-le-Willows IndependentsKarl Collier Newton-le-Willows IndependentsTerence Maguire Newton-le-Willows Independents

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

PolitePolitics47.4%

Labour26.9%

Reform22.9%

Conservative2.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Terry Maguire Elected	PolitePolitics	1,622
Karl Lionel Collier Elected	PolitePolitics	1,426
Craig Smith Elected	PolitePolitics	1,148
Dave Banks	Labour	920
Peter Thomas Blood	Labour	900
Scott Steven Smulders	Labour	809
Mark Bell	Reform	785
Robert Hart	Reform	699
Gillian Pierre-Louis Moore	Reform	673
Allan Albert Dockerty	Conservative	94

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Parr

Daniel Axworthy ReformJanet Rowlands ReformMalcolm Webster Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform42.7%

Labour26.0%

Green13.3%

Independent7.4%

Independent6.8%

Conservative3.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Dan Axworthy Elected	Reform	1,173
Janet Rowlands Elected	Reform	1,161
Mal Webster Elected	Reform	1,104
Cath Brooks	Labour	713
Andy Bowden	Labour	708
Bisi Osundeko	Labour	593
Lizzie O'Dell	Green	364
Teri George	Independent	204
Jeff Williams	Independent	187
Mackenzie Jacob France	Conservative	104

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Peasley Cross & Fingerpost

Sharon Roughley Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026

Reform48.5%

Labour26.9%

Green15.1%

Independent5.9%

Conservative3.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sharon Louise Roughley Elected	Reform	392	48.5%
Damien Patrick O'Connor	Labour	217	26.9%
Em Patterson	Green	122	15.1%
Andrew Kiang Seng Low	Independent	48	5.9%
Iris Brown	Conservative	29	3.6%

Rainford

Linda Mussell ConservativePhilip Corden Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Reform31.7%

Conservative30.7%

Green22.7%

Labour14.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Philip Corden Elected	Reform	1,058
Linda Mussell Elected	Conservative	1,025
Charlotte Case	Conservative	933
Tony Devanny	Reform	898
Amber Carole Johnson	Green	758
Sean Davies	Green	739
Richard Jacques	Labour	495
Malcolm Simm	Labour	437

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Rainhill

Donna Greaves Rainhill IndependentsJames Dunn Rainhill IndependentsJames Tasker Rainhill Independents

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Rainhill Independents58.0%

Reform19.7%

Labour18.7%

Conservative3.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
James Tasker Elected	Rainhill Independents	2,372
Donna Greaves Elected	Rainhill Independents	2,113
James Dunn Elected	Rainhill Independents	2,095
Neil Peter Conway	Reform	806
Jo Woodhouse	Reform	788
Mark Gilgannon	Reform	778
Elaine Hodkinson	Labour	765
Tabinda Iftikhar	Labour	612
Masooma Zaki	Labour	569
Henry John Spriggs	Conservative	149

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

St Helens Town Centre

Jeremy Axworthy ReformMichael Fisher Labour

Last scheduled election, 25 June 2026 (2 seats)

Reform39.9%

Labour37.8%

Green12.7%

Independent6.2%

Conservative3.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jeremy Peter Axworthy Elected	Reform	460
Michael Angelo Fisher Elected	Labour	436
Chris Page	Reform	419
Michelle Elaine Sweeney	Labour	391
Chloe Graves	Green	146
James Mellors	Green	112
Thomas Hughes	Independent	71
Christine Huskie	Conservative	41

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Sutton North West

Anthony Johnson ReformMark Johnson Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Reform48.2%

Labour40.2%

Conservative11.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Anthony Albert Johnson Elected	Reform	909
Mark Barry Johnson Elected	Reform	909
Niall Peter Andrew Campbell	Labour	757
John William Hodkinson	Labour	737
Anne Marie Spanner	Conservative	219

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Sutton South East

Brendan Moss ReformJohn Pinnington Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Reform49.7%

Labour41.9%

Conservative8.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
John Leonard Pinnington Elected	Reform	895
Brendan Moss Elected	Reform	854
Charlie Preston	Labour	755
John Patrick Riley	Labour	734
Dawn Smith	Conservative	152

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Thatto Heath

Emma Beck ReformJack Benyon ReformJames Long Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform35.3%

Labour30.7%

Green16.9%

Lib Dem10.1%

Conservative7.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Emma Victoria Beck Elected	Reform	1,364
Jack Joseph Benyon Elected	Reform	1,329
James William Long Elected	Reform	1,252
Nova Louise Charlton	Labour	1,185
Robyn Hattersley	Labour	1,105
Richard McCauley	Labour	998
Sue Bishop	Green	651
Alexandru-Emilian Adamovici	Lib Dem	390
Elizabeth Black	Conservative	271

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

West Park

Mark King ReformMichael Gibson ReformStephen Little Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform40.2%

Labour34.4%

Green18.2%

Conservative7.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Stephen Little Elected	Reform	1,391
Michael James Gibson Elected	Reform	1,381
Mark Anthony King Elected	Reform	1,370
Patrick Alcantara	Labour	1,188
Julie Gwendoline Hand	Labour	1,123
Matthew Peter Butterworth	Labour	1,102
Tom Armstrong	Green	630
Sarah Whelan	Green	598
Anthony Aster	Green	559
Richard William Barton	Conservative	249

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Windle

Alex Twist ReformClayton Ede ReformTony Keogh Reform

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Reform34.8%

Labour32.6%

Green23.8%

Conservative8.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Clayton Ede Elected	Reform	1,287
Anthony Michael Keogh Elected	Reform	1,262
Alex Callum Twist Elected	Reform	1,237
Lynn Clarke	Labour	1,205
George Andrew McCulley	Labour	1,042
Robbie Young	Labour	993
Andrew William Donnelly	Green	880
Terence Stephen Price	Green	731
Sue Rahman	Green	725
Leighton James Frawley	Conservative	326

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

6 by-elections since July 2021, 3 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
27 August 2026	Billinge & Seneley Green	Labour gain from Reform	41.4%
25 June 2026	Haydock	Reform hold	33.0%
3 April 2025	Sutton South East	Reform gain from Lib Dem	44.5%
12 December 2024	Blackbrook	Reform gain from Labour	41.0%
19 July 2024	Windle	Labour hold	53.0%
20 October 2022	Moss Bank	Labour hold	50.3%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
St Helens North	54%	Labour	Labour 47%
St Helens South and Whiston	46%	Labour	Labour 47%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in St Helens

183,248 residents in 81,012 households

Voted Leave in 2016

58% 6 above GB

Degree or higher

27% 7 below GB

No qualifications

21% 3 above GB

Own their home

64% 3 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

20% 3 above GB

Rent privately

15% 5 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

28% 3 below GB

Aged 65 and over

25% 3 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.