St Helens North covers the northern part of the St Helens borough in Merseyside. It includes residential neighbourhoods, former industrial and mining communities and suburban areas extending toward the borough’s northern boundary. The town of St Helens remains the principal nearby commercial and transport centre, while smaller communities retain distinct local identities. Major roads connect the constituency with Liverpool, Wigan and the wider North West. Open land and former industrial sites create significant breaks in the built environment. Overall, the seat combines urban and suburban communities with a modest semi-rural fringe.
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 16 March 2027
Reduce the state pension age to 65 for all
Signatures in this constituency303
Signatures nationally112,140
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 Lockâ€, 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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