UK Explained

St Helens North

Represented in Parliament by David Baines (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

David Baines, Labour. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How St Helens North compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 351 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £740£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 360 areas and lower than 288.

UK 3.9%This area 3.4%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
St Helens North£7403.4%
Burton and Uttoxeter£7373.4%
Corby and East Northamptonshire£7403.3%
Havant£7383.5%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in St Helens North

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people100,18059,597,740 in total
Aged under 1618%18%about the same
Aged 65 and over21%19%2 points higher
Adults with a degree or higher27%34%7 points lower
Households that own their home66%62%4 points higher
Households renting from a council or housing association20%17%3 points higher
Households renting privately13%20%7 points lower

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
David Baines

Labour

MAJORITY
12,169

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
54%

of people who could vote did

David Baines won with 53% of the votes, and Malcolm Webster (Reform UK) came second with 23%.

Votes for each party

Labour53% · 21,284
Reform UK23% · 9,115
Conservative11% · 4,507
Green Party9% · 3,495
Liberal Democrat4% · 1,799
English Constitution Party1% · 274
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
David BainesLabour21,28452.6%
Malcolm WebsterReform UK9,11522.5%
Jayne RearConservative4,50711.1%
Daniel ThomasGreen Party3,4958.6%
Pat MoloneyLiberal Democrat1,7994.4%
Joe GreenhalghEnglish Constitution Party2740.7%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£740 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
3.4%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026