Metropolitan Borough of St Helens
| Borough of St Helens | ||
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| Metropolitan borough | ||
St Helens Town Hall, the seat of the Borough Council
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| Motto: Ex Terra Lucem ( formerly 'Prosperitas In Excelsis') | ||
 St Helens shown within Merseyside and England |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Constituent country | England | |
| Region | North West England | |
| Ceremonial county | Merseyside | |
| Admin HQ | St Helens (Town Hall) | |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Metropolitan borough | |
| • Governing body | St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council | |
| • Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet | |
| • Executive: | Labour | |
| • Leader of the Council | Cllr Barrie Grunewald (Lab) | |
| • MPs: |
Conor McGinn (Lab), Marie RimmerCBE (Lab) |
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| Population (mid-2015 est.) | ||
| • Total | 177,600 (Ranked 102nd) | |
| • Ethnicity | 98.8% White | |
| Demonym(s) | Saint Helenian | |
| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) | |
| Postcodes | WA, WN & L | |
| Area code(s) | 01744 / 01942 / 01925 / 0151 | |
| Website | http://www.sthelens.gov.uk/ | |
| Coat of Arms of St Helens Council | |
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| Armiger | College of Heralds |
| Adopted | 1974 |
| Crest | A rams head with fleur-de-lys mounted on a helmet, representing Lord Newton |
| Escutcheon | Quarterly: 1 red saltire representing Ashton and Seneley Green, 2 Black griffin representing Rainhill, 3 Pilkingtons Cross representing Windle], 4 Red crosslet representing Billinge summounted by the Black Cross of Haydock & Eccleston and the Blue Bars of Parr. |
| Supporters | A golden lion and a black griffin |
| Motto |
Latin: Ex Terr Lucem English: From the Earth Light, (formerly Prosperitas In Excelsis English: "Flourishing Well") |
| Use | On all council documents |
Coordinates: 53°27′14″N 2°44′46″W / 53.454°N 2.746°W
The Metropolitan Borough of St Helens is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, in North West England. It is named after its largest town St Helens, and covers an area which includes the settlements of Sutton, St Helens, Earlestown, Rainhill, Eccleston, Clock Face, Haydock, Billinge, Rainford and Newton-le-Willows.
The Metropolitan Borough Council is made up of 48 councillors, with three representing each of the 16 wards of the borough.
The Metropolitan Borough was formed on 1 April 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, all from the administrative county of Lancashire.
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