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The '''Metropolitan Borough of St Helens''' is a [[metropolitan borough]] of [[Merseyside]], in [[North West England|North West]] [[England]]. It is named after |
The '''Metropolitan Borough of St Helens''' is a [[metropolitan borough]] of [[Merseyside]], in [[North West England|North West]] [[England]]. It is named after a church which stood in the area hundreds of years ago, [[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]], though covers a much wider area which includes the towns of [[Newton-le-Willows]], [[Earlestown]] (not a town in it's own right), [[Haydock]], [[Rainhill]], [[Eccleston (St Helens)|Eccleston]], [[Clock Face, Merseyside|Clock Face]], [[Billinge, Merseyside|Billinge]] and [[Rainford]]. |
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* Note: When entering the 'metropolitan borough', by road, the signs displayed by the authority do not show 'Metropolitan Borough of St.Helens'. They simply show 'St.Helens'. This is because 'St.Helens' is, in this great scheme of things, a 'borough' in itself, not a town as many would believe. |
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There is no such 'town' as St.Helens. |
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St.Helens was created, in the 18th century, as an 'administrative area' by the union of several 'towns' for administrative purposes. |
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The title, 'Metropolitan Borough OF St.Helens' is wrong. St.Helens (the title used by the authority) is correct. |
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The places listed above as 'settlements' are actual towns which are joined to create St.Helens. They were also there long before St.Helens was created. |
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Get to know the meaning of the words 'town', 'borough' and 'settlement'. |
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==Creation== |
==Creation== |
Revision as of 10:35, 13 May 2010
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Metropolitan Borough of St Helens | |
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Official logo of Metropolitan Borough of St Helens | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | North West England |
Ceremonial county | Merseyside |
Admin HQ | St Helens (Town Hall) |
Founded | 1 April 1974 |
Government | |
• Type | Metropolitan borough |
• MPs: | David Watts, Shaun Woodward |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | (Ranked ) |
• Ethnicity | 98.8% White |
Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
Postcodes | |
Area code | 01744 |
Website | www.sthelens.gov.uk |
The Metropolitan Borough of St Helens is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, in North West England. It is named after a church which stood in the area hundreds of years ago, St Helens, though covers a much wider area which includes the towns of Newton-le-Willows, Earlestown (not a town in it's own right), Haydock, Rainhill, Eccleston, Clock Face, Billinge and Rainford.
- Note: When entering the 'metropolitan borough', by road, the signs displayed by the authority do not show 'Metropolitan Borough of St.Helens'. They simply show 'St.Helens'. This is because 'St.Helens' is, in this great scheme of things, a 'borough' in itself, not a town as many would believe.
There is no such 'town' as St.Helens. St.Helens was created, in the 18th century, as an 'administrative area' by the union of several 'towns' for administrative purposes. The title, 'Metropolitan Borough OF St.Helens' is wrong. St.Helens (the title used by the authority) is correct.
The places listed above as 'settlements' are actual towns which are joined to create St.Helens. They were also there long before St.Helens was created. Get to know the meaning of the words 'town', 'borough' and 'settlement'.
Creation
The Metropolitan Borough was formed on 1 April 1974 as a merger of the former County Borough of St Helens, along with the urban districts of Haydock, Newton-le-Willows and Rainford, and parts of Billinge-and-Winstanley and Ashton-in-Makerfield urban districts, along with part of Whiston Rural District, all from the administrative county of Lancashire.
Between 1974 and 1986 the borough council shared functions with Merseyside County Council. The functions of this body were in part devolved to the boroughs and in part transferred to ad hoc agencies.
Neighbouring districts
The borough borders the borough of Knowsley, within Merseyside, in the south-west, the West Lancashire district of Lancashire in the north, the Greater Manchester borough of Wigan in the north-east, and to the south the boroughs of Warrington and Halton in Cheshire.
Representation
On 17 May 2006, following local elections held on 4 May, the political control of the Council changed from the Labour Party to a coalition formed by the Liberal Democrats and the Conservative Party. Labour had been in power since 1 April 1974 following the first elections to the shadow council in 1973.
After local elections in 2008 St Helens was a hung council with no party having overall control, as a result The Liberal Democrats and the Conservative coalition continued their governance of the council. Labour were the largest party represented followed by the Liberal Democrats and then the Conservatives.
Year | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Conservatives |
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2008 | 23 | 19 | 6 |
After local elections in 2010 the Labour Party retook overall control of St Helens council with a majority of 8 after increasing its tally by 5 to 28 with 8 more seats than The Liberal Democrats who lost the 8 seats to Labour and the Conservatives who lost 1 seat to the Liberal Democrats. ending the Lib/Con coalition which had governed the council since 2006. Labour continue to be the largest party represented followed by the Liberal Democrats and then the Conservatives.
Year | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Conservatives |
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2010 | 28 | 15 | 5 |