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St Helens North

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
David Baines
Party
Labour
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
75,483
Turnout
53.6%
Majority
12,169

Where is St Helens North?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

St Helens North St Helens South and Whiston Makerfield Widnes and Halewood Knowsley Wigan West Lancashire Liverpool West Derby Liverpool Garston Warrington North Liverpool Walton Leigh and Atherton Runcorn and Helsby Warrington South Liverpool Wavertree Bolton West Chorley Liverpool Riverside Southport Bootle Ellesmere Port and Bromborough Worsley and Eccles Birkenhead Bolton North East Sefton Central Bolton South and Walkden Altrincham and Sale West Tatton Wallasey Wirral West Stretford and Urmston Salford Bury North Wythenshawe and Sale East Bury South Clwyd East England
St Helens North

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

St Helens North is a constituency in the North West region of England. The seat has been held by David Baines (Labour) since July 2024.

Current MP

David Baines MP

Labour

Represents St Helens North in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
12,169
Turnout
53.6%
Full candidate result (6 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
David BainesElectedLabour21,28452.6%0.3%
Malcolm WebsterReform UK9,11522.5%11.2%
Jayne RearConservative4,50711.1%-15.5%
Daniel ThomasGreen Party3,4958.6%4.5%
Pat MoloneyLiberal Democrat1,7994.4%-1.2%
Joe GreenhalghEnglish Constitution Party2740.7%

Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.

People and place

A population and household snapshot for St Helens North, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population102,642
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationNorth West

Age profile

0 to 1720.0% · 20,547 people
18 to 246.8% · 6,952 people
25 to 3413.2% · 13,575 people
35 to 4918.8% · 19,305 people
50 to 6420.3% · 20,799 people
65 and over20.9% · 21,464 people

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗

Home ownership and renting

Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.

43,923 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners65.3% · 28,689 households
Private renters13.3% · 5,863 households
Social renters20.5% · 9,009 households
Other tenure0.8% · 362 households

“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.

Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗

Household composition

A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.

43,925 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households30.4% · 13,357 households
Families with dependent children27.2% · 11,939 households
Other single-family households39.7% · 17,460 households
Other household types2.7% · 1,169 households

Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗

Disability and day-to-day activities

The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

100,169 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot10.8% · 10,856 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little11.4% · 11,384 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act77.8% · 77,929 people

Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.

Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗

Petitions

Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.

Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency534
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency490
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency330
Signatures nationally129,565

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency263
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

View 74 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency248
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency107
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency97
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency53
Signatures nationally118,715

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗

Funding and local projects

National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.

The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.

Grants recorded42
Total awarded£1,735,805

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026

Sankey Canal - Connecting Communities and Heritage

Groundwork Cheshire Lancashire and Merseyside

£230,471

The National Lottery Heritage Fund · Heritage

About this award

To protect and enhance a short section of the Sankey Canal, England’s first Industrial canal, and to bring to public attention, The Broad Oak Basin, a lost feature responsible for the expansion of the settlements of Parr and Haydock. A key aspect is establishing a partnership of heritage owners and local interest group to develop new ways of working together which can be replicated elsewhere on the canal. Recent consultation has shown that, whilst the Sankey Canal is a valued recreational resource, this section is in need of urgent works to enhance accessibility. There is very little awareness of the, lost, Broad Oak Basin or of the significance of the “Old Double Lock”, the world’s first staircase lock which is need of urgent repair.

National Lottery grantAwarded 5 June 2026

Active Aces - Over 65's - Walking Tennis and a Brew

Newton Tennis Club

£7,150

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Newton Tennis Club - Health & Wellbeing - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 30 April 2026

CF - LSH Heart Safe Project

Liverpool St Helens Football Club Ltd

£1,500

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will purchase and install a publicly accessible defibrillator at the club's Moss Lane site in St Helens. Funding will cover purchase and installation.

National Lottery grantAwarded 21 April 2026

Summer sports

Newton-Le-Willows Family and Community Association

£2,000

Sport England · Sport

About this award

The project will deliver a free summer sports project. It will run for two weeks during the summer holidays. The project will take place on weekdays and provide structured, activity-focused sessions for up to 80 children per day. 600 young people will benefit from the project. The funding will go towards the fees of sports coaches and sports equipment.

National Lottery grantAwarded 20 April 2026

Multi generational multi sports engagement project

Newton-Le-Willows Boys and Girls Club

£10,460

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will deliver muti-sport sessions to youth club users. This will be achieved through 3 x 2 hour sessions of which 2 will be for specific age groups and the third will be for an open session. Funding will support coaching fees, equipment purchases and the training of young volunteers.

37 more awards are available.

Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗

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