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    St Helens, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Leslie Spriggs (The Labour Party) won St Helens, with a majority of 15,555 votes.

    At the Local Elections 10 May 1973 (metropolitan and Welsh districts) (10 May 1973), 6 seats on St Helens were filled: The Labour Party 6. The Labour Party won a majority of the seats contested.

    Area type
    constituency
    Within
    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    18
    Wards / divisions
    10
    St Helens: seats won by party at each election
    ElectionDateSeats won by party
    Local by-elections 16 Jul 200916 July 2009Liberal Democrats 1
    Local Elections 19793 May 1979The Labour Party 1
    Local Elections 19751 May 1975The Labour Party 1
    Local Elections 10 May 1973 (metropolitan and Welsh districts)10 May 1973The Labour Party 6
    St Helens: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Leslie SpriggsThe Labour Party32,48959.6%Yes
    John BrownConservative Party16,93431.1%No
    Ian SmithLiberal Democrats4,5878.4%No
    James BoylanWorkers Revolutionary4710.9%No
    St Helens: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 66.9%
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Leslie SpriggsThe Labour Party32,62064.1%Yes
    K. J. BridgemanConservative Party10,55420.7%No
    A. E. LycettThe Liberal Party7,68915.1%No
    St Helens: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Leslie SpriggsThe Labour Party32,62159%Yes
    Allan Evelyn LycettLiberal Democrats10,90519.7%No
    Keith John BridgemanConservative Party10,75219.5%No
    May PikeIndependent Labour Party9911.8%No
    St Helens: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Leslie SpriggsThe Labour Party31,58765.7%Yes
    Ian McGawConservative Party16,50934.3%No
    St Helens: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Leslie SpriggsThe Labour Party33,32570.8%Yes
    Christopher FieldenConservative Party13,77629.2%No
    St Helens: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Leslie SpriggsThe Labour Party34,13767%Yes
    Herbert Keith SpeedConservative Party16,82633%No
    St Helens: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Leslie SpriggsThe Labour Party35,96162.1%Yes
    Mark CarlisleConservative Party21,95637.9%No
    St Helens: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Sir Hartlet William ShawcrossThe Labour Party35,73764.3%Yes
    Maxwell CaplinConservative Party19,85435.7%No
    St Helens: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Hartley ShawcrossThe Labour Party37,68863.3%Yes
    1st Baron St Helens Michael Hughes-YoungConservative Party21,83036.7%No
    St Helens: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Hartley ShawcrossThe Labour Party39,51463.2%Yes
    Alfred Hall-DavisConservative Party20,74133.2%No
    Joseph H WinskillLiberal Democrats2,2633.6%No
    St Helens: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Hartley ShawcrossThe Labour Party34,67566.2%Yes
    Frank WhitworthConservative Party17,68633.8%No
    St Helens: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William Albert RobinsonThe Labour Party29,04453.7%Yes
    Richard Austin SpencerConservative Party25,06346.3%No

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