David Baines | |
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Member of Parliament for St Helens North | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Conor McGinn |
Deputy Mayor of the Liverpool City Region | |
In role June 2023 – July 2024 | |
Succeeded by | Mike Wharton |
Leader of St Helens Council | |
In office 22 May 2019 – 15 May 2024 | |
Succeeded by | Anthony Burn |
Personal details | |
Political party | Labour |
David Edward Baines is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for St Helens North since 2024.[1]
Baines grew up in Haydock.[2] He was elected as a St Helens Council councillor for the Windle ward in 2013, having previously worked as a primary school teacher.[3] In 2019, he became leader of St Helens Council, and later Deputy Mayor of the Liverpool City Region[4] before standing down in 2024 ahead of his general election campaign, having been selected as the Labour candidate for St Helens North.[5]
Baines was elected as MP for St Helens North with 52.6% of the vote.[2]