St Helens South and Whiston: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Ms Marie Rimmer (Labour) is the MP for St Helens South and Whiston, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Marie Rimmer took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 18,919 votes (49.7%), ahead of Raymond Peters (Reform UK) on 6,974. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 53.1% (38,035 of 71,569); the winning margin was 11,945 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Homes in St Helens South and Whiston sold for a median £190,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 56% on £121,750 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £192,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 78th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,158 recorded sales.
St Helens South and Whiston had an estimated population of 98,254 in mid-2024, against 91,789 in 2014 (ONS). 19,415 were aged 65 or over and 17,407 were under 16.
3,225 business sites were registered in St Helens South and Whiston in March 2026 (3,115 a year before), and employed 41,000 people in 2024.
Census 2021: 42,068 households, 1,726.8 people per square kilometre, 22.2% of workers based at home, 23.6% of adults retired.
4,623 children in St Helens South and Whiston were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 26.6% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 21.7% in 2024/25, from 20.3% in 2021/22.
Full-time employees living in St Helens South and Whiston had median pay of £38,654 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £35,391. A year before, the residents' median was £35,816. The residents' figure ranks 297th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
76.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±5.6 points). The economically inactive share was 19.6%.
2,555 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64. That is up from 2,530 twelve months before.
MP
Ms Marie Rimmer, Labour
- MP for St Helens South and Whiston since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Ms Marie Rimmer on this site
In Parliament
What Ms Marie Rimmer said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 25 February 2026 to 18 March 2026). Hansard search returns 32 spoken contributions by Ms Marie Rimmer since 4 July 2024.
There are few of us here today, but the speeches in this debate have been absolutely from the heart, sincere, and very detailed indeed. Members have not just come in and written out a speech; they are here because they have been living with this issue for years.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
I have to say that I did not hear everything that the hon. Member said, but I think we should do whatever we can to bring the issue to a head, one way or another. We cannot just leave it as it is.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this evening, Sir Alec—for the first time as well. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for securing this important debate.
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I thank my hon. Friend the Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) for securing this vital debate. Her knowledge, understanding and compassion for people are outstanding and cannot be matched.
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May I pay tribute to the Secretary of State for his excellent opening speech? It gave us all the details. I also pay tribute to the Opposition, although on this one thing, they are not the opposition.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie Rimmer | Labour | 18,919 | 49.7% | −8.4 |
| Raymond Peters | Reform UK | 6,974 | 18.3% | +7.7 |
| James Tasker | Independent | 4,244 | 11.2% | |
| Emma Ellison | Conservative | 3,057 | 8.0% | −13.3 |
| Terence Price | Green Party | 2,642 | 6.9% | +2.7 |
| Brian Spencer | Liberal Democrat | 2,199 | 5.8% | +0.1 |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 49.7% | Reform UK 18.3% | 11,945 | 53.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 58.1% | Conservative 21.3% | 16,720 | 64.0% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
St Helens South and Whiston covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- St. Helens E08000013
- Knowsley E08000011
Who has power over St Helens South and Whiston
Every body that makes decisions for St Helens South and Whiston, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- St Helens South and Whiston this page: Ms Marie Rimmer (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for St Helens South and Whiston?
UK Parliament lists Ms Marie Rimmer, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for St Helens South and Whiston since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in St Helens South and Whiston?
Marie Rimmer (Labour) won with 18,919 votes, a majority of 11,945, on a turnout of 53.1% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in St Helens South and Whiston?
4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,555 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in St Helens South and Whiston?
The median price paid was £190,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in St Helens South and Whiston?
Median full-time pay of residents was £38,654 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in St Helens South and Whiston live in low income families?
DWP counts 4,623 (26.6% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of St Helens South and Whiston?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 98,254 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.