St Helens (UK Parliament constituency)

St Helens
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
County	Lancashire
Major settlements	St Helens
1885–1983
Number of members	One
Replaced by	St Helens North and St Helens South
Created from	South West Lancashire

St Helens was a constituency in the county of Lancashire, England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

Created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the constituency was abolished in 1983, being split into North and South divisions.

The constituency was based on the boundaries of St Helens County Borough. It extended narrowly to all sides of the town itself except north-west where it omitted Eccleston.

By the time of its dissolution the seat was recorded as a borough constituency.

General Election 1914/15: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

General Election 1939/40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

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