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June 2021 Summary Report The full report and detailed maps: www.consultation.lgbce.org.uk www.lgbce.org.uk St Helens Council Final Recommendations on the new electoral arrangements Who we are ● The Local Government Boundary Commission for England is an independent body set up by Parliament. ● We are not part of government or any political party. ● We are accountable to Parliament through a committee of MPs chaired by the Speaker of the House of Commons. ● Our main role is to carry out electoral reviews of local authorities throughout England. Electoral review An electoral review examines and proposes new electoral arrangements for a local authority, including: ● The total number of councillors representing the council’s voters (‘council size’). ● The names, number and boundaries of wards ● The number of councillors for each ward Why St Helens? ● The Commission has a legal duty to carry out an electoral review of each council in England ‘from time to time’. ● St Helens Council has not been reviewed since 2003 and the Commission has therefore decided that it should review St Helens in advance of the elections in 2022. Our proposals ● St Helens Council currently has 48 councillors. Based on the evidence we received, we recommend that 48 councillors should serve the council in the future. ● We believe our final recommendations meet our statutory criteria to: 1. Deliver electoral equality for voters 2. Reflect community interests and identities 3. Promote effective and convenient local government Our Recommendations The table lists all the wards we are proposing as part of our final recommendations along with the number of voters in each ward. The table also shows the electoral variances for each of the proposed wards which tells you how we have delivered electoral equality. Finally, the table includes electorate projections for 2026 so you can see the impact of the recommendations for the future. Ward name Number of councillors Electorate (2019) Number of electors per councillor Variance from average % Electorate (2026) Number of electors per councillor Variance from average % Billinge & Seneley Green 3 8,689 2,896 -1% 9,051 3,017 0% Blackbrook 3 8,406 2,802 -4% 8,642 2,881 -5% Bold & Lea Green 3 8,624 2,875 -2% 8,940 2,980 -1% Eccleston 3 8,622 2,874 -2% 8,798 2,933 -3% Haydock 3 8,648 2,883 -1% 8,879 2,960 -2% Moss Bank 3 8,405 2,802 -4% 8,583 2,861 -5% Newton-le-Willows East 3 9,492 3,164 8% 9,767 3,256 8% Newton-le-Willows West 3 9,345 3,115 7% 9,603 3,201 6% Parr 3 8,610 2,870 -2% 8,695 2,898 -4% Peasley Cross & Fingerpost 1 2,798 2,798 -4% 2,784 2,784 -8% Rainford 2 6,564 3,282 12% 6,905 3,452 14% Rainhill 3 9,422 3,141 7% 9,641 3,214 7% Sutton North West 2 5,091 2,546 -13% 5,537 2,769 -8% Sutton South East 2 5,257 2,629 -10% 5,757 2,878 -5% Thatto Heath 3 9,506 3,169 8% 9,836 3,279 9% St Helens Town Centre 2 5,310 2,655 -9% 5,507 2,753 -9% West Park 3 9,021 3,007 3% 9,176 3,059 1% Windle 3 8,571 2,857 -2% 8,712 2,904 -4% Totals 48 140,381 144,813 – Averages 2,925 – 3,017 –
