St. Helens.
Reform UK-controlled metropolitan_borough. £229m net revenue. 18 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.
3 Jun 2026
Reform UK chamber, opposed area.
St. Helens is a metropolitan_borough controlled by Reform UK (34 of 48 seats). Net revenue is £229m for 2025-26. It covers 18 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Reform UK 71% · last contested 7 May 2026
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Anne Gerrard | Ref | Billinge & Seneley Green | 2026 |
| John Terence Porter | Ref | Billinge & Seneley Green | 2026 |
| Matthew Kent | Ref | Billinge & Seneley Green | 2026 |
| Eileen Fleming | Ref | Blackbrook | 2026 |
| Nigel Brown | Ref | Blackbrook | 2026 |
| Victor Floyd | Ref | Blackbrook | 2026 |
| David Edward Hawley | Ref | Bold & Lea Green | 2026 |
| Mark Joseph Hitchen | Ref | Bold & Lea Green | 2026 |
| Samson Chika Egbike | Ref | Bold & Lea Green | 2026 |
| Geoff Pearl | LD | Eccleston | 2026 |
| Michael Haw | LD | Eccleston | 2026 |
| Philip Jonathan Cass | LD | Eccleston | 2026 |
Where revenue comes from.
Revenue mix is close to the councils (metropolitan_borough) median: 44% council tax, 42% central grants.
Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)
Band-D bill.
| Council slice | £1,882 |
| County / upper-tier | £0 |
| Police | £279 |
| Fire & rescue | £96 |
| GLA precept | £24 |
| Parish average | £8 |
| Total Band-D | £2,289 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does St. Helens split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (metropolitan_borough)-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.
The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.
Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.
Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).
Top by total — last 180 days
| Supplier | Paid | Share | Pmts |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECF (GENERAL PARTNER) LIMITED | £13.22m | 19.6% | 36 |
| REMARKABLE AUTISM LIMITED | £1.39m | 2.1% | 4 |
| E4L ST HELENS PFI LIMITED | £1.31m | 1.9% | 7 |
| MWL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST | £1.21m | 1.8% | 10 |
| PERSONAL DATA | £1.02m | 1.5% | 74 |
| MATRIX SCM LIMITED | £0.89m | 1.3% | 502 |
| SINA MEDICAL GLASS LTD. | £0.89m | 1.3% | 3 |
| HUYTON ASPHALT LTD | £0.75m | 1.1% | 5 |
| CHANGE GROW LIVE | £0.71m | 1.1% | 2 |
| PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED | £0.67m | 1.0% | 9 |
By service area · top supplier
| Service | Top supplier | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate And Central | REMARKABLE AUTISM LIMITED | £1.39m |
| Education | E4L ST HELENS PFI LIMITED | £1.31m |
| Childrens Services | PERSONAL DATA | £0.97m |
| Housing And Homelessness | HUYTON ASPHALT LTD | £0.68m |
| Adult Social Care | C.I.C. LIMITED | £0.63m |
| Culture And Leisure | HARLECH FOODSERVICE LTD | £0.31m |
| Highways And Transport | STANDARD FUEL OILS | £0.19m |
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Helens North | 10 | 56% | David Baines | Lab |
| St Helens South and Whiston | 8 | 44% | Marie Rimmer | Lab |
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 35 other councils (metropolitan_borough)
Police, Fire, Parish on top
18,123 payments · 3 Dec 2025 – 27 Feb 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level