St Helens Borough Council

St Helens Borough Council
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Type
Type
Leadership
Jeanette Banks,
Labour
since 15 May 2024[1]
Anthony Burns,
Labour
since 15 May 2024[2]
Kath O'Dwyer
since March 2020[3]
Structure
Seats48 councillors
Political groups
Administration (29)
  Labour (29)
Other parties (19)
  Independent (7)
  Green (6)
  Liberal Democrat (4)
  Conservative (2)
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
5 May 2022
Next election
7 May 2026
Meeting place
Town Hall, Victoria Square, St Helens, WA10 1HP
Website
www.sthelens.gov.uk

St Helens Borough Council, legally St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside, England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority since 2014.

The council has been under Labour majority control since 2010. It is based at St Helens Town Hall.

  1. ^ Dhillon, Aran (16 May 2024). "New mayor of St Helens speaks of her pride". St Helens Star. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  2. ^ Dhillon, Aran (15 May 2024). "New St Helens council leader braced for tough job as cabinet unveiled". St Helens Star. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Kath O'Dwyer". The MJ. Retrieved 4 May 2024.