| Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
| Office: | Member of Parliament for St Helens North |
| Term Start: | 4 July 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Conor McGinn |
| Party: | Labour Party |
| Office2: | Deputy Mayor of the Liverpool City Region |
| Term Label2: | In role |
| Termend2: | July 2024 |
| Termstart2: | June 2023 |
| Succeeded2: | Mike Wharton |
| Office3: | Leader of St Helens Council |
| Termend3: | 15 May 2024 |
| Termstart3: | 22 May 2019 |
| Succeeded3: | Anthony Burn |
David Edward Baines is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for St Helens North since 2024.[1]
Baines grew up in Haydock.[2] He worked as a school teacher before going into politics.
He was elected as a St Helens Council councillor for the Windle ward in 2013, having previously worked as a primary school teacher.[3] In 2019, he became leader of St Helens Council, and later Deputy Mayor of the Liverpool City Region[4] before standing down in 2024 ahead of his general election campaign, having been selected as the Labour candidate for St Helens North.[5]
In the 2024 General Elections, Baines was elected as MP for St Helens North with 21,284 votes (52.6%) and a majority of 12,169 over the second place Reform UK candidate.[6] On 26 July 2024, he made his maiden speech in the House of Commons during a debate on "Making Britain a Clean Energy Superpower".[7]