How the people of St Helens voted in the general election

Both Labour candidates cruised to victory to hold the seats they have held since 2015.

It wasn't all plain sailing though, with both Labour candidates seeing their majorities from the 2017 general election reduced.

St Helens South and Whiston

In St Helens South and Whiston, former St Helens Council leader Marie Rimmer secured 59 per cent of the vote for Labour.

Conservative candidate Richard Short secured 21 per cent of the vote, slightly lower than the 21.8 per cent in 2017.

Coming in third place, the Brexit Party candidate Daniel Oxley secured 11 per cent of the vote.

Brian Spencer, another former leader of St Helens Council, increased the voter share for the Lib Dems with 6 per cent, up from the 4 per cent he achieved in 2017. 

The Greens also increased their voter share with 5 per cent, up from 2.7 last time around.

The voter turnout in St Helens South and Whiston was 63.8 per cent in St Helens South and Whiston.

This was lower than the 2017 turnout, which was 67 per cent.

St Helens North

In St Helens North, Labour's Conor McGinn received 52 per cent of the vote share, down from the 63.7 per cent he got in the 2017 election.

Conservative candidate Joel Charles got 27 per cent of the vote share, slightly lower than the 27.1 per cent achieved by the Tories in 2017.

Brexit Party candidate Malcolm Webster secured 11 per cent of the vote, beating the Lib Dems and the Greens.

the Lib Dems' Pat Moloney, who was not present at the count, increased their share with 6 per cent of the vote, compared to 2.6 per cent last time around.

David van der Burg also increased the Greens' share, going from 2.4 per cent in 2017 to 4 per cent this time around.

The voter turnout in St Helens North was 63.1 per cent, lower than 66.1 per cent turnout in 2017.