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St Helens (borough)
| Borough of St Helens | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Status: | Metropolitan borough |
| Region: | North West England |
| Ceremonial County: | Merseyside |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 221st 136.38 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | St Helens |
| ONS code: | 00BZ |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 82nd 176,720 1,296 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.8% White |
| Politics | |
| St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.sthelens.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Labour |
| MPs: | David Watts, Shaun Woodward |
St Helens is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England. It is named for its main town, St Helens. Other settlements in the borough include Newton-le-Willows, Haydock, Rainhill ,Eccleston and Rainford.
The borough was formed on April 1, 1974 as a merger of the former county borough of St Helens, along with the urban districts of Haydock, Newton-le-Willows and Rainford, and parts of Billinge-and-Winstanley and Ashton-in-Makerfield urban districts, along with part of Whiston Rural District.
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