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 St Helens (borough) - Definition 

Borough of St Helens
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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