Photo: Rodhullandemu · CC BY-SA 4.0Reform UK holds a majority on St Helens Council
Newton-le-Willows is run by St Helens Council. Reform UK has a majority on St Helens Council. Its MP is David Baines (Labour), member for St Helens North.
£2,395
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Newton-le-Willows’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on St Helens Council
Reform UK holds a majority on St Helens Council: 34 of its 48 seats as elected (it held 2 before the May 2026 election). Labour holds 4, the Liberal Democrats 3, Newton-le-Willows Independents 3, Rainhill Independents 3 and the Conservatives 1. Who’s in charge ↓
The 2026 vote
Across Newton-le-Willows’s wards, Labour took 32.2%, Reform UK took 29% and Newton-le-Willows Independents took 27.7% of votes in May 2026. In 2022, Labour had 55.9%. How Newton-le-Willows has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Newton-le-Willows is £2,395 for 2026–27; St Helens Council keeps 82% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 60% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 25 of St. Helens’s 48 seats to run the council alone.
- Reform UK34+32
- Labour4−23
- Liberal Democrat3−1
- Newton-le-Willows Independents3+3
- Rainhill Independents3+3
- Conservative1−1
- Green0−6
- Independent0−7
Change against the council before the 7 May 2026 election.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Newton-le-Willows
One council runs every main service here.
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas.
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
All of Newton-le-Willows is unparished: there is no parish or town council, so the council runs local matters itself and no parish precept is added to the bill.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the council to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Newton-le-Willows, from the most recent elections.
- 1St Helens Council2 wards · 6 councillorsTerry MaguireKarl Lionel CollierCraig SmithKeith Anthony LairdGeorge WoodwardIan Francis Mills
- 2Police and crime commissionerMerseyside Police · elected May 2024Emily Spurrell
- 3House of CommonsSt Helens North
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
6 councillors for 2 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Terry MaguireNewton-le-Willows Independents · May 2026
- Karl Lionel CollierNewton-le-Willows Independents · May 2026
- Craig SmithNewton-le-Willows Independents · May 2026
- Keith Anthony LairdLabour · May 2026
- George WoodwardReform UK · May 2026
- Ian Francis MillsLabour · May 2026
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| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton-le-Willows Westall in Newton-le-Willows · 12,796 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Terry MaguireKarl Lionel CollierCraig Smith | May 2026 |
| Newton-le-Willows Eastmostly in Newton-le-Willows · 11,855 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Keith Anthony LairdGeorge WoodwardIan Francis Mills | May 2026 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. St Helens Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Labour has led every council vote since 2022
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Newton-le-Willows’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
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| Party | 2022 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Green | 0% | 5.3% |
| Labour | 55.9% | 32.2% |
| Liberal Democrat | 9.4% | 3.7% |
| Independent | 27.8% | 0% |
| Conservative | 6.8% | 2.2% |
| Reform UK | 0% | 29% |
| Newton-le-Willows Independents | 0% | 27.7% |
In 2026, Newton-le-Willows Independents won 3, Labour won 2 and Reform UK won 1 of the 6 seats up in Newton-le-Willows’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
St. Helens council election, May 2026
Results in the wards that make up Newton-le-Willows, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
2 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Newton-le-Willows’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗9,076 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
9,890 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Newton-le-Willows is in St Helens North constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Newton-le-Willows).
40,474 votes for candidates · majority 12,169
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 40,474 votes from 75,483 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 12,169 of 40,474 votes (30.1%): wider than in 85% of England’s 543 constituencies.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Newton-le-Willows’s Band D council tax is £2,395 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
St Helens Council keeps £1,975.65 of a Band D bill (82%); the rest goes to the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, the Merseyside police and crime commissioner and the Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1993
St. Helens’s Band D bill has risen 60% in ten years, from £1,503.59 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £615.38 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in the unparished part of St. Helens, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Merseyside’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,300.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Merseyside
| St. Helens | Newton-le-Willows’s councils | Merseyside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £495 | £572 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £383 | £355 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £37 | £19 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £32 | £73 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £87 | £73 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £39 | £60 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £28 | £54 | £26 |
| Public health | £111 | £122 | £78 |
| Running the council | £58 | £59 | £59 |
| Other | £0 | £41 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,268 | £1,428 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Merseyside and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Newton-le-Willows is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
sthelens.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
sthelens.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Newton-le-Willows is run
Does Newton-le-Willows have a town council?
No. Newton-le-Willows is unparished, so there is no town or parish council and no parish precept.
Who is the MP for Newton-le-Willows?
David Baines (Labour) is the MP for St Helens North, which covers Newton-le-Willows.
How many councillors does Newton-le-Willows have?
6 ward councillors represent Newton-le-Willows’s 2 wards.
When are the next elections in Newton-le-Willows?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Newton-le-Willows’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Newton-le-Willows?
Band D council tax in Newton-le-Willows is £2,395 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls St Helens Council?
Reform UK has a majority: 34 of 48 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2026 council election in Newton-le-Willows?
In Newton-le-Willows’s wards on 7 May 2026, Newton-le-Willows Independents 3 · Labour 2 · Reform UK 1 of the 6 seats up. Labour had the largest share of votes, 32.2%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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