Election Name: | 2019 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Flag Image: | Coat of Arms of St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council.svg |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2018 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2018 |
Next Election: | 2021 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2021 |
Seats For Election: | 16 of 48 seats (One Third) to St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 25 |
3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
Leader of the Council | |
Before Election: | Derek Long |
Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
Posttitle: | Leader of the Council after election |
After Election: | Derek Long |
After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before1: | 41 |
Seats1: | 10 |
Seats After1: | 37 |
Popular Vote1: | 14,276 |
Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats Before4: | 3 |
Seats4: | 2 |
Seats After4: | 4 |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Popular Vote4: | 5,623 |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 3 |
Seats2: | 1 |
Seats After2: | 3 |
Popular Vote2: | 5,552 |
Party5: | Independent (politician) |
Seats Before5: | 1 |
Seats5: | 1 |
Seats After5: | 2 |
Popular Vote5: | 2,753 |
The 2019 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. With one third of the seats on the council up for election Labour lost control of four seats although Labour retained overall control of the council. The losses were Bold and Haydock to the Green Party, Newton-Le-Willows to the Liberal Democrats and Rainhill to an Independent candidate.
Overall result compared with 2018.