2026 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election

2026 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election

7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)

All 48 seats to St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Anthony Burns James Tasker[b] David van
der Burg
Party Labour Independent Green
Last election 29 seats, 54.2% 7 seats, 15.9% 6 seats, 12.2%
Current seats 28[1] 7[c] 5[a]

 
Leader Geoff Pearl Victor Floyd Linda Mussell
Party Liberal Democrats Reform UK Conservative
Last election 4 seats, 7.0% Did not stand 2 seats, 10.6%
Current seats 3 3 2

Incumbent Leader

Anthony Burns
Labour



The 2026 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election will be held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day.[2] All 48 members of St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council will be elected.[3]

Background

In 2022, Labour retained control of the council.[4]

Results

Billinge & Seneley Green

Blackbrook

Bold & Lea Green

Eccleston

Haydock

Moss Bank

Newton-le-Willows East

Newton-le-Willows West

Parr

Peasley Cross & Fingerpost

Rainford

Rainhill

Sutton North West

Sutton South East

Thatto Heath

St Helens Town Centre

West Park

Windle

References

  1. ^ Includes the vacant seat in Bold & Lee Green last held by a Green.
  2. ^ James Tasker was leader of The Independents group.
  3. ^ Of the 7 Independents councillors before the election, 3 sat in The Independents group, 2 sat in the Newton-le-Willows Independents group, and 2 were non-aligned.
  1. ^ "St Helens Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Elections and voting - St Helens Borough Council". St Helens Borough Council. Archived from the original on 7 November 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Details of elections taking place - and why there isn't any for St Helens Council". St Helens Star. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  4. ^ "St Helens result - Local Elections 2022". BBC News. Retrieved 27 January 2026.