St Helens Council

St Helens Council, also known as St Helens Borough Council, and St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in Merseyside and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in St Helens. It is a constituent council of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.[2]

St Helens Council
Third of council elected three years out of four
Coat of Arms of St Helens
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1974
Leadership
Mayor of St Helens
Cllr Janet Johnson, Labour
since 16th May 2019
Leader of the Council
Cllr David Baines, Labour
since 22 May 2019
Deputy Leader
Cllr Susan Murphy, Labour
Leader of the Opposition
Cllr Teresa Sims, Liberal Democrats
Chief Executive
Kath O'Dwyer
since 9 March 2020
Structure
Seats48 councillors[1]
Political groups
  Labour: 35 seats
  Liberal Democrat: 4 seats
  Conservative : 3 seats
  Independent : 3 seats
  Green: 2 seats
Vacant (1)
Joint committees
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority
Merseyside Police and Crime Panel
Elections
Multiple member first-past-the-post
Last election
2 May 2019
Next election
7 May 2020
Meeting place
St Helens Town Hall
Website
www.sthelens.gov.uk

History

The current local authority was first elected in 1973, a year before formally coming into its powers and prior to the creation of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens on 1 April 1974. The council, which already previously possessed borough status, then came to be known as St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council.

Political control
Further information: St Helens local elections

Since 1973, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[3]

Party in controlYears
Labour1973 - 2004
No overall control2004 - 2010
Labour2010–present

References
  1. https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/council/councillors-elections-voting/find-your-local-councillor/
  2. "Proposal to establish a combined authority for Greater Merseyside" (PDF). Department for Communities and Local Government. November 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  3. "St Helens". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2010.


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