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St Helens North

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Apr 2026

A safe Lab seat, won with 53% of the vote in 2024. Covers St Helens (St. Helens), Newton-le-Willows and Haydock. Population 97,805.

Baines made headlines in June 2025 by voting against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading -- one of the more significant conscience votes of this parliament. He was consistent throughout that day's debates, opposing the bill's final passage and backing amendments designed to close a potential loophole that critics warned could allow voluntary self-starvation to qualify someone as terminally ill. Those votes place him among Labour MPs who opposed the bill on safeguarding grounds, and his deviation scores on end-of-life autonomy and assisted dying run roughly 20 percentage points above his party average, suggesting a considered rather than reflexive position. More recently, he has drawn positive local coverage for championing a campaign to better recognise injured veterans, inspired by constituent Andy Reid MBE, and for publicly pressing the government to deliver the Hillsborough Law without further delay.

At 70% voting participation -- below the Commons average -- Baines is not among the most active division-lobby presences, though he votes with Labour in 96% of cases where he does participate. His stance profile shows strong alignment with progressive taxation and workers' rights, near-zero appetite for Lords scrutiny or parliamentary oversight amendments, and a notably low score on pro-business votes. His 63 speeches across 46 debates cover education, economy and jobs, social care, and cost-of-living -- a spread consistent with his seat on the Work and Pensions Committee.

342
Commons votes
This parliament
£27k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
75.5k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Baines’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.354 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Baines has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
67
Economy
60
Employment
33
Welfare and Benefits
30
Education
27
Housing
24
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 2420 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading20 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 9420 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
§ 08The local picture.10 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Billinge Seneley GreenColin Richard Betts1,352Independ
Billinge Seneley GreenPeter Peers1,424Independ
Billinge Seneley GreenSue Murphy1,388Labour P
BlackbrookAnthony James Burns1,309Labour P
BlackbrookLinda Lovina Maloney1,255Labour P
BlackbrookPaul McQuade1,262Labour P
HaydockDavid Ian Van Der Burg1,357Green Pa
HaydockJanet Ann Sheldon1,445Green Pa
HaydockPaul Hooton1,485Green Pa
Moss BankJeanette Susan Banks656Labour P
Newton Le Willows EastJeanie Bell1,701Labour P
Newton Le Willows EastKeith Anthony Laird1,599Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
97,805
Electorate 75,483 · 2024 register
Median income
£26,900
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
12.8%
England average 20.0%
Schools
45
30 primary · 6 secondary
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