LABOUR has held both seats in St Helens as the party headed for a landslide victory nationally.

In St Helens North, David Baines becomes the new MP, replacing the outgoing Conor McGinn, while in St Helens South and Whiston Marie Rimmer retained the seat she has held since 2015.

In St Helens North, there was an overall turnout of 38,120 voters, which is 53.3 per cent of the electorate in the constituency.

Mr Baines recorded 21,284 votes, while Reform UK finished a strong second with 9,115 votes, giving the new MP a majority of 12,709.

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In St Helens South and Whiston, Ms Rimmer secured victory with a majority of 11,945 votes.

Reform UK came second, with Raymond Peters recording 6,974 votes. Independent James Tasker, the Rainhill councillor, came in third with more than 4,000 votes.

Turnout for St Helens South & Whiston was 53.3 per cent, with 38,120 votes cast out of an electorate of 71,566 in the constituency.

St Helens North result

David Baines – Labour Party – 21,284

Jayne Louise Rear - Conservative Party – 4,507

Joe Greenhalgh - English Constitution Party, Independence for England - 274

Daniel Thomas - Green Party – 3,495

Pat Moloney - Liberal Democrats – 1,799

Malcolm Webster - Reform UK – 9,115

St Helens South & Whiston result

Emma Ellison - Conservative Party - 3,057

Raymond Peters - 6,974

Terence Price - Green Party - 2,642

James Tasker - Independent - 4,244

Marie Rimmer - Labour Party - 18,919

Brian Spencer - Liberal Democrats - 2,199