St. Helens council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 16 wards · 16 seats contested

Most seats
13
Labour Party
Seats contested
16
across 16 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 13 -2 19,035 49.7% -8.1
Conservative and Unionist Party 1 +0 7,623 19.9% +5.0
Liberal Democrats 1 +0 4,128 10.8% +3.1
Independent 1 +1 2,164 5.7% +2.4
Green Party 0 +0 3,946 10.3% +7.6
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 1,281 3.3% -10.3
Independents for Direct Democracy 0 +0 110 0.3% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 16
Conservative and Unionist Party 16
Labour Party 16
Green Party 11
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 9
Liberal Democrats 5
Independent 1
Independents for Direct Democracy 1

A party standing a full slate could field 16 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Billinge and Seneley Green

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sue Murphy Elected 1,326 49.8% -6.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Nancy Ashcroft 741 27.8% +9.8
Green Party Sue Rahman 400 15.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Peter Peers 198 7.4% -18.6
Majority585
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,665

Labour Party hold

Blackbrook

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paul McQuade Elected 1,293 61.4% -10.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Melanie Ann Marie Lee 333 15.8% +4.8
Green Party Ellen Agnes Hannah Finney 323 15.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Susan Levy 157 7.5% -10.2
Majority960
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,106

Labour Party hold

Bold

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Lisa Kathleen Preston Elected 1,114 60.0% -2.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Barbara Evelyn Woodcock 353 19.0% +8.7
Green Party David O'Keefe 207 11.1% +2.6
Liberal Democrats Marise Ann Roberts 184 9.9% —
Majority761
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,858

Labour Party hold

Earlestown

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Dave Banks Elected 1,261 64.6% -3.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Wally Ashcroft 357 18.3% +4.8
Green Party Alan Smith 333 17.1% —
Majority904
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,951

Labour Party hold

Eccleston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Geoff Pearl Elected 2,325 68.6% +4.8
Labour Party Glyn Robert Jones 710 20.9% -2.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Lisa Mackarell 355 10.5% +4.0
Majority1,615
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,390

Liberal Democrats hold

Haydock

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Martin James Bond Elected 1,147 46.4% -24.2
Green Party Amy Carol Deluce 952 38.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Judith Margaret Collins 374 15.1% +4.3
Majority195
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,473

Labour Party hold

Moss Bank

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Trisha Long Elected 1,398 57.6% +1.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Hilda Harvey 608 25.1% +15.2
Green Party Deb Connor 419 17.3% +11.6
Majority790
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,425

Labour Party hold

Newton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jeanie Bell Elected 1,098 43.1% -3.0
Liberal Democrats David Smith 771 30.2% +5.6
Conservative and Unionist Party David Leslie Skeech 417 16.4% +4.6
Green Party David Ian Van Der Burg 264 10.4% +3.4
Majority327
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,550

Labour Party hold

Parr

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kate Groucutt Elected 1,309 76.1% +0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Madeleine Patricia Wilcock 165 9.6% +4.6
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Martin William Ellison 135 7.9% -5.2
Independents for Direct Democracy Gerry McNeilly 110 6.4% —
Majority1,144
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,719

Labour Party hold

Rainford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Linda Mussell Elected 1,533 60.6% +5.4
Labour Party Keith Anthony Laird 653 25.8% -9.4
Green Party Jo Travis 305 12.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Tony Parr 38 1.5% -8.1
Majority880
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,529

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Rainhill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent James Tasker Elected 2,164 58.0% —
Labour Party Stephen Paul Glover 1,229 33.0% -42.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Henry John Spriggs 336 9.0% -15.4
Majority935
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,729

Independent gain from Labour Party

Sutton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pat Jackson Elected 1,235 55.6% +10.7
Liberal Democrats Brian Spencer 482 21.7% +13.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Allan Albert Dockerty 351 15.8% +13.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) John Michael Fairhurst 154 6.9% -3.9
Majority753
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,222

Labour Party hold

Thatto Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Richard McCauley Elected 1,491 68.6% -4.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Anthony Frederick Rigby 487 22.4% +13.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mark Stephen Richardson 194 8.9% -8.7
Majority1,004
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,172

Labour Party hold

Town Centre

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Michelle Elaine Sweeney Elected 1,233 68.5% -0.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Francis Wilcock 212 11.8% +4.1
Green Party William Fitzpatrick 204 11.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mark Joseph Hitchen 150 8.3% -8.9
Majority1,021
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,799

Labour Party hold

West Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Derek Paul Long Elected 1,412 61.8% -11.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Iris Brown 409 17.9% -1.1
Green Party Ian Paul Fraser 313 13.7% -5.9
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ian Edward Pennington 149 6.5% -15.2
Majority1,003
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,283

Labour Party hold

Windle

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mancyia Uddin Elected 1,126 46.6% -3.5
Conservative and Unionist Party John Philip Cunliffe 592 24.5% -6.3
Liberal Democrats Carol Pearl 366 15.1% —
Green Party Francis Joseph Williams 226 9.4% +1.7
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Maria Alison Parr 106 4.4% -7.2
Majority534
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,416

Labour Party hold

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