The 2018 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. It saw the Green Party get the biggest vote growth, However the only seat change was in Rainhill where an Independent beat Labour. Elsewhere UKIP's Vote share collapsed.

Quick Facts 16 of 48 seats (One Third) to St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council 25 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

2018 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election

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16 of 48 seats (One Third) to St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Derek Long Allan Jones Party Labour Conservative Leader's seat West Park Rainford Last election 15 seats, 57.9% 1 seats, 14.9% Seats before 42 3 Seats won 13 1 Seats after 41 3 Seat change 1 Popular vote 19,035 31,122 Percentage 49.7% 19.9% Swing 8.2% 5.0%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Teresa Sims Party Liberal Democrats Independent Leader's seat Eccleston Last election 1 seat, 7.7% 0 seats, 3.3% Seats before 3 0 Seats won 1 1 Seats after 3 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 4,128 2,164 Percentage 10.8% 5.7% Swing 3.1% 2.4%
Map of results of 2018 election
Leader of the Council before election Derek Long Labour Leader of the Council after election Derek Long Labour

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