Metropolitan Borough of St Helens

Borough of St Helens
St Helens Town Hall
Motto(s): 
Latin: Ex Terra Lucem, lit.'From the Earth, Light'
St Helens shown within Merseyside
Coordinates: 53°27′14″N 2°44′46″W / 53.454°N 2.746°W / 53.454; -2.746
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
RegionNorth West
Ceremonial countyMerseyside
City regionLiverpool
Incorporated1 April 1974
Named afterSt Helens
Administrative HQSt Helens Town Hall
Government
  TypeMetropolitan borough
  BodySt Helens Borough Council
  ExecutiveLeader and cabinet
  ControlLabour
  LeaderAnthony Burns (L)
  MayorJeannette Banks (2024/2025)
  MPs
Area
  Total
53 sq mi (136 km2)
  Rank174th
Population
 (2022)
  Total
184,728
  Rank111th
  Density3,510/sq mi (1,355/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
  Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
  Religion
List
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas
Dialling codes
  • 0151
  • 01744
  • 01925
  • 01942
ISO 3166 codeGB-SHN
GSS codeE08000013
Websitesthelens.gov.uk

The Metropolitan Borough of St Helens is a local government district with borough status in Merseyside, North West England. The borough is named after its largest settlement, St Helens. It is one of the six boroughs of the Liverpool City Region.

Other towns and villages in St Helens include Earlestown, Rainhill, Eccleston, Clock Face, Haydock, Billinge, Garswood, Rainford and Newton-le-Willows.