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Local elections results 2021: Labour maintain control in St Helens but lose key seats
Our reporter was at the count and there were a few surprises as the results were announced
19:16, 7 MAY 2021
Reaction to results at the 2021 local elections at Atlas House, St Helens (Image: Liverpool ECHO)
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There will be 17 seats on St Helens Council to be contested overall across 16 wards. Labour is seeking to keep a grip on power while opposition parties and independent candidates are aiming to make inroads into the majority. A total of 48 councillors make up the council, three in each ward but two seats are vacant – one in the Windle ward and one in Earlestown. Therefore, currently, there are 46 councillors with 34 Labour; four Liberal Democrats; three Conservatives; three independents and two Greens. Key issues in the campaign have included St Helens’ post-Covid recovery and the row over the Local Plan and release of green belt land for development.