David Baines | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for St Helens North | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Conor McGinn |
| Deputy Mayor of the Liverpool City Region | |
| In role June 2023 –July 2024 | |
| Succeeded by | Mike Wharton |
| Leader of St Helens Council | |
| In office 22 May 2019 –15 May 2024 | |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Burn |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Labour |
David Edward Baines is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for St Helens North since 2024. [1]
Baines grew up in Haydock. [2] He worked as a school teacher before going into politics. [3]
He was elected as a St Helens Council councillor for the Windle ward in 2013,having previously worked as a primary school teacher. [4] In 2019,he became leader of St Helens Council,and later Deputy Mayor of the Liverpool City Region [5] before standing down in 2024 ahead of his general election campaign,having been selected as the Labour candidate for St Helens North. [6]
In the 2024 General Elections,Baines was elected as MP for St Helens North with 21,284 votes (52.6%) and a majority of 12,169 over the second place Reform UK candidate. [2] [7] On 26 July 2024,he made his maiden speech in the House of Commons during a debate on "Making Britain a Clean Energy Superpower". [3]
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