2010 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2010 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue. St Helens UK local election 2010 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2010 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue.

The 2010 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

Before the election Labour were the largest party with 23 councillors, but the council was run by an alliance between the Liberal Democrats with 19 seats and the Conservatives with 6 seats. [3] Seats were contested in all 16 of the wards at the 2010 election, [3] with Labour needing a 2-seat swing to win a majority on the council. [4]

Election result

Labour gained 5 seats to take control of the council, [5] with 28 councillors. This gave them an 8-seat majority over the Liberal Democrats with 15 seats and the Conservatives with 5 seats. [6] Labour took Bold, Haydock, Moss Bank and Town Centre from the Liberal Democrats, including defeating the Liberal Democrat cabinet member Richard Ferry in Moss Bank. [6] Meanwhile, Labour also gained Windle from the Conservatives. [6]

Following the election Labour's Marie Rimmer became leader of the council for a third time. [7]

St Helens local election result 2010 [2] [8]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1250+575.048.239,095+11.2%
  Liberal Democrats 304-418.830.424,628-7.3%
  Conservative 101-16.318.314,827-1.4%
  BNP 000002.92,373-2.7%
  Independent 000000.2158+0.2%

Ward results

Billinge and Seneley Green [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Murphy2,96449.6+7.9
Conservative Michael Hodgson1,79530.0−10.1
Liberal Democrats Thomas Gadsden1,21620.4+2.5
Majority1,16919.6+18.3
Turnout 5,97567.1+31.6
Labour hold Swing
Blackbrook [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul McQuade2,88157.7+11.3
Liberal Democrats Brian Bonney1,27625.6−13.4
Conservative Judith Collins54711.0−3.6
BNP Gail Lawley2905.8+5.8
Majority1,60532.1+24.8
Turnout 4,99459.2+27.4
Labour hold Swing
Bold [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gareth Cross2,07448.3+6.9
Liberal Democrats Matthew Dunn1,50335.0−6.0
Conservative Charmian Pyke4269.9+1.6
BNP Marie Oakes2946.8−2.4
Majority57113.3+12.9
Turnout 4,29757.4+25.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Earlestown [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Banks2,53357.5+5.5
Liberal Democrats David Smith1,14626.0−13.8
Conservative Margaret Harvey72616.5+8.3
Majority1,38731.5+19.3
Turnout 4,40554.3+22.5
Labour hold Swing
Eccleston [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Pearl2,94945.3−23.8
Labour Geoffrey Almond1,94029.8+18.7
Conservative Kathleen Barton1,41121.7+7.1
BNP David Cleverley2053.2−2.0
Majority1,00915.5−39.1
Turnout 6,50570.0+29.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Haydock [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Anderton2,80251.5+6.0
Liberal Democrats Eric Sheldon2,01537.0+1.4
Conservative Anthony Rigby62311.5+1.7
Majority78714.5+4.6
Turnout 5,44060.1+26.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Moss Bank [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeffrey Fletcher2,41746.3+18.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Ferry2,11140.5−22.0
Conservative Elizabeth Black68913.2+3.9
Majority3065.8
Turnout 5,21760.9+25.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Newton [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Taylor2,44148.3−21.0
Labour John Perry1,78535.3+14.6
Conservative Brian Honey82916.4+6.4
Majority65613.0−35.6
Turnout 5,05559.7+24.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Parr [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terence Shields2,77971.5+8.0
Liberal Democrats David Round74119.1−6.6
Conservative Madeleine Wilcock3649.4−1.4
Majority2,03852.5+14.7
Turnout 3,88445.2+22.2
Labour hold Swing
Rainford [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Monk2,35649.3−17.9
Labour Keith Aspinall1,63434.2+14.7
Liberal Democrats Christopher Hackett79216.6+10.2
Majority72215.1−32.6
Turnout 4,78271.4+28.3
Conservative hold Swing
Rainhill [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Glover2,78946.3−5.3
Liberal Democrats Denise Aspinall1,80029.9+16.4
Conservative Stephen Bligh1,16019.3−6.7
BNP Leila Bentham2734.5−4.4
Majority98916.4−9.2
Turnout 6,02266.3+28.7
Labour hold Swing
Sutton [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Topping2,32744.9−17.1
Labour Alison Bacon2,07540.1+16.8
Conservative Barbara Woodcock4458.6+3.2
BNP Peter Clayton3336.4−2.9
Majority2524.9−33.8
Turnout 5,18057.0+25.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Thatto Heath [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard McCauley2,99558.7+5.5
Liberal Democrats Julie Ollerhead1,07121.0−2.3
Conservative Richard Barton68413.4+1.3
BNP Paul Telford3496.8−4.6
Majority1,92437.7+7.7
Turnout 5,09954.7+26.6
Labour hold Swing
Town Centre [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carole Gill2,17654.0+18.1
Liberal Democrats David Crowther1,16328.9−20.0
Conservative Helen Smith3518.7+3.2
BNP James Winstanley3418.5−1.2
Majority1,01325.1
Turnout 4,03148.9−19.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
West Park [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marie Rimmer3,06358.7+8.4
Liberal Democrats Martin Johnson1,07020.5−6.9
Conservative Oliver Kretay63912.2+1.1
BNP Terence Oakes2885.5−5.7
Independent Patricia Robinson1583.0+3.0
Majority1,99338.2+15.3
Turnout 5,21858.2+25.0
Labour hold Swing
Windle [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ellen Glover2,18844.0+16.9
Conservative Kenneth Roughley1,78235.8−17.1
Liberal Democrats Noreen Knowles1,00720.2+7.7
Majority4068.2
Turnout 4,97762.1+27.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

By-elections between 2010 and 2011

Billinge and Seneley Green

A by-election was held in Billinge and Seneley Green on 14 October 2010 after the death of Labour councillor Richard Ward. [9] The seat was held for Labour by Alison Bacon with a majority of 664 votes over Conservative Elizabeth Black. [9]

Billinge and Seneley Green by-election 14 October 2010 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alison Bacon1,28856.4+6.8
Conservative Elizabeth Black62427.3−2.7
Liberal Democrats Thomas Gadsden22910.0−10.4
BNP James Winstanley1416.2+6.2
Majority66429.1+9.5
Turnout 2,28224.8−42.3
Labour hold Swing

Haydock

A by-election was held in Haydock on 2 December 2010 after the death of the longest serving Labour councillor in the country, Jim Caunce. [11] The seat was held for Labour by Anthony Burns with a majority of 694 votes over Liberal Democrat Eric Sheldon. [12]

Haydock by-election 2 December 2010 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Burns1,23462.7+11.2
Liberal Democrats Eric Sheldon54027.4−9.6
Conservative John Cunliffe1125.7−5.8
BNP James Winstanley824.2+4.2
Majority69435.3+20.8
Turnout 1,96820.4−39.7
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "St Helens". BBC News Online. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Local elections 2010". The Guardian . 7 May 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Candidates for St Helens local elections published". St Helens Star . NewsBank. 9 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Local election: Labour 'confident' of reclaiming St Helens Council". St Helens Star . NewsBank. 7 May 2010.
  5. ↑ "Lib-Dem losses reflect party's national nosedive". Liverpool Daily Post . NewsBank. 10 May 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 "Labour's Dream St Helens night". Liverpool Echo . NewsBank. 8 May 2010.
  7. ↑ "Rimmer: 'Labour council will be 'transparent and accountable'". St Helens Star . NewsBank. 27 May 2010.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). St Helens Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Labour retains by-election seat as Lib Dems trail in third". St Helens Star . 15 October 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). St Helens Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Labour retain Haydock seat". St Helens Star . 3 December 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  12. 1 2 "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). St Helens Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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