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David Baines
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliament
for St Helens North
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byConor McGinn
Deputy Mayor of the Liverpool City Region
In role
June 2023 – July 2024
Succeeded byMike Wharton
Leader of St Helens Council
In office
22 May 2019 – 15 May 2024
Succeeded byAnthony Burn
Personal details
Political partyLabour

David Edward Baines is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for St Helens North since 2024.[1]

Early life and education

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Baines grew up in Haydock.[2] He worked as a school teacher before going into politics.[3]

Political career

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He was elected as a St Helens Council councillor for the Windle ward in 2013, having previously worked as a primary school teacher.[4] In 2019, he became leader of St Helens Council, and later Deputy Mayor of the Liverpool City Region[5] before standing down in 2024 ahead of his general election campaign, having been selected as the Labour candidate for St Helens North.[6]

In the 2024 General Elections, Baines was elected as MP for St Helens North with 21,284 votes (52.6%) and a majority of 12,169 over the second place Reform UK candidate.[2][7] On 26 July 2024, he made his maiden speech in the House of Commons during a debate on "Making Britain a Clean Energy Superpower".[3]

References

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  1. ^ "St Helens North - General election results 2024". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "What David Baines said after becoming St Helens North's new MP". St Helens Star. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b David Baines (26 July 2024). "Making Britain a Clean Energy Superpower". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 752. United Kingdom: House of Commons. col. 981–984.
  4. ^ "David Baines will run to be Labour's St Helens North candidate". St Helens Star. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Liverpool City Region Combined Authority". LCRCA. 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  6. ^ "David Baines to step down as St Helens Council leader - read full statement". St Helens Star. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  7. ^ "St Helens North - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
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