St Helens Council

St Helens Council
Third of council elected three years out of four
Coat of Arms of St Helens
Type
Type
History
Founded 1 April 1974
Leadership
Mayor
Cllr Joe Pearson, Labour
Since 18 May 2017
Leader
Cllr Barrie Grunewald, Labour
Since 2015
Structure
Seats 48 councillors
Political groups
Administration
     Labour (41)
Other parties
     Conservative (3)
     Liberal Democrat (3)
Independent (1)
Joint committees
 Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority
Merseyside Police and Crime Panel
Elections
Multiple member first-past-the-post
Last election
 6 May 2016
Next election
 3 May 2018
Meeting place
St Helens Town Hall
Website
www.sthelens.gov.uk

St Helens Council, also known as St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in Merseyside and one of 36 in the metropolitan counties of England, and provides the majority of local government services in St Helens. It is a constituent council of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.[1]

History

The current local authority was first elected in 1973, a year before formally coming into its powers and prior to the creation of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens on 1 April 1974. The council gained borough status, entitling it to be known as St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council.

Political control

Since 1973, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in controlYears
Labour1973 - 2004
No overall control2004 - 2010
Labour2010–present

References

  1. ↑ "Proposal to establish a combined authority for Greater Merseyside" (PDF). Department for Communities and Local Government. November 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "St Helens". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2010.


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