One third of St Helens Borough Council in Merseyside, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 48 councillors have been elected from 16 wards.[1]
Since the first election to the council in 1973, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Labour | 1973 - 2004 |
No overall control | 2004 - 2010 |
Labour | 2010–present |
Summary of the council composition after each council election, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2004 election reducing the number of seats by 6.[3]
Year | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | Independent | Socialist Labour | Liberal (1989) | Liberal | SDP/Lib | Green Party | Others |
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1973 | 36 | N/A | 8 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
1975 | 30 | N/A | 13 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 1 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
1976 | 26 | N/A | 17 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 1 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
1978 | 24 | N/A | 20 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 1 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
1979 | 27 | N/A | 18 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
1980 | 43 | N/A | 11 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
1982 | 41 | N/A | 11 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1983 | 41 | N/A | 11 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1984 | 41 | N/A | 11 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1986 | 45 | N/A | 9 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1987 | 44 | N/A | 8 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1988[4] | 40 | 6 | 8 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
1990[5] | 38 | 10 | 6 | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
1991[6] | 34 | 15 | 5 | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
1992[7] | 33 | 15 | 6 | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
1994[8] | 33 | 14 | 5 | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 2 |
1995[9] | 40 | 10 | 3 | 0 | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
1996[10] | 44 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
1998[11] | 42 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
1999[12] | 37 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2000[13] | 35 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2002[14] | 33 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2003[15] | 33 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2004[3] | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2006[16] | 23 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2007[17] | 21 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2008[18] | 23 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2010[19] | 28 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2011[20] | 35 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2012[21] | 40 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2014[22] | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2018[23] | 41 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2019[23] | 37 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 3 | 0 |
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[24] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
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Marshalls Cross by-election | 21 January 1999 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Newton West by-election | 21 January 1999 | Labour | Liberal Democrats | ||
Thatto Heath by-election | 21 January 1999 | Labour | Labour | ||
Marshalls Cross by-election | 19 September 2002 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Rainford by-election | 23 November 2006 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Parr by-election | 12 March 2009 | Labour | Labour | ||
Rainhill by-election | 12 March 2009 | Labour | Labour | ||
Moss Bank by-election | 16 July 2009 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Billinge and Seneley Green by-election | 14 October 2010 | Labour | Labour | ||
Haydock by-election | 2 December 2010 | Labour | Labour | ||
Windle by-election | 2 May 2013 | Labour | Labour | ||
Billinge and Seneley Green by-election | 28 November 2013 | Labour | Labour |