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. [1]
Summary of the council composition after each council election, click on the year for full details of each election.
| Year | Labour | Liberal Democrats‡ | Conservative | Green Party | Independent | Others | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | 30 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | 26 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | 24 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | 43 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries increased seats from 45 to 54. [2] | |
| 1982 | 41 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | 41 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | 41 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 | 45 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | 44 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 [3] | 40 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 [4] | 38 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 [5] | 34 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992 [6] | 33 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994 [7] | 33 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1995 [8] | 40 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Liberal (1989) | |
| 1996 [9] | 44 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998 [10] | 42 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999 [11] | 37 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000 [12] | 35 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002 [13] | 33 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Socialist Labour | |
| 2003 [14] | 33 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004 [15] | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries reduced seats from 54 to 48. [16] | |
| 2006 [17] | 23 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007 [18] | 21 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008 [19] | 23 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010 [20] | 28 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011 [21] | 35 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012 [22] | 40 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014 [23] | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018 [24] | 41 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019 [24] | 37 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | New ward boundaries and change to elections every four years. [1] | |
‡Includes Liberal Party and Social Democratic Party pre-1988.
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; [25] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
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