THE results for the parish council elections in St Helens have been announced.

Echoing local and parish results across the country, St Helens saw a surge in independents elected.

Rainhill independents, which featured St Helens councillor James Tasker and newly-elected Donna Greaves, claimed the biggest victory, winning every seat on Rainhill Parish Council.

The 14 independents in Rainhill steamrolled the opposition, beating several Labour councillors including St Helens Council leader, Derek Long and former council leader Barrie Grunewald.

St Helens Labour group's former chief whip Joe De'Asha also lost his seat, as did Cllr Trisha Long.

Independents in Bold, which include the green belt campaigner Chris Hughes, won all eight seats contested on Bold Parish Council.

Labour's Jimmy Jackson, Paul Gerrard and Carole Ann Gerrard were also elected.

Green Party candidate David O'Keefe, who was elected to represent Bold at the local elections, also won a seat on parish council.

Here is the full list of results:

Parish of Billinge Chapel End

RAHMAN Sue

Green Party

786

12%

Elected

MCDONNELL Dennis

Labour Party

712

11%

Elected

BRADBURY William David

Labour Party

636

10%

Elected

CRAIG Harry

Labour Party

610

9%

Elected

GARDNER Steve

Labour Party

588

9%

Elected

CLIFT David Keith

Labour Party

560

9%

Elected

PEERS Peter

UK Independence Party (UKIP)

521

8%

Elected

MURPHY Sue

Labour Party

510

8%

Elected

MCEVOY Terence Bernard

Independent

424

7%

Elected

PEARSON Joe

Labour Party

399

6%

Not elected

BARTON Stuart Andrew

Labour Party

377

6%

Not elected

CLEARY Ken

Labour Party

348

5%

Not elected

Election results for Parish of Bold - East Ward

Election Candidate

Party

Votes

%

FOY Chris

Independent

307

41%

Elected

MAKIN Allen John

Independent

277

37%

Elected

JACKSON Jimmy

Labour Party

59

8%

Elected

MILLER Jason Kirk

Labour Party

54

7%

Not elected

GLOVER Michael John

Labour Party

49

7%

Not elected

Election results for Parish of Bold - North Ward

Election Candidate

Party

Votes

%

HAWLEY David Edward

Independent

400

26%

Elected

HUGHES Chris

Independent

359

23%

Elected

O'KEEFE David

Green Party

295

19%

Elected

WEST Alex

Independent

271

18%

Elected

HATTERSLEY Mark Anthony

Labour Party

76

5%

Not elected

MAYLOR Derek

Labour Party

49

3%

Not elected

OSUNDEKO Adebisi Ganiat

Labour Party

42

3%

Not elected

WISEMAN John

Labour Party

42

3%

Not elected

Election results for Parish of Bold - South Ward

Election Candidate

Party

Votes

%

SMITH Colette Jane

Independent

67

80%

Elected

WISEMAN Philip

Labour Party

17

20%

Not elected

Election results for Parish of Bold - West Ward

Election Candidate

Party

Votes

%

HULL Stuart

Independent

154

29%

Elected

FISHWICK Paul Francis

Independent

145

27%

Elected

GERRARD Paul

Labour Party

72

13%

Elected

GERRARD Carole Ann

Labour Party

70

13%

Elected

KENNEDY Christian John

Labour Party

47

9%

Not elected

WHITELEY Patricia

Labour Party

47

9%

Not elected

Election results for Parish of Rainford - Junction Ward

Election Candidate

Party

Votes

%

TRAVIS Joanne Lee

Green Party

205

32%

Elected

GRICE David

Conservative Party

192

30%

Elected

BROWN Iris

Conservative Party

148

23%

Elected

NEWTON Christopher Colin

Conservative Party

95

15%

Not elected

Election results for Parish of Rainhill - North Ward

Election Candidate

Party

Votes

%

GREAVES Donna Marie

Independent

978

14%

Elected

DANIELS Ann Margaret

Independent

859

12%

Elected

BARKER Graham William

Independent

748

11%

Elected

WARD Geoff

Independent

733

11%

Elected

STEVENSON-BLACK Kate Elizabeth

Independent

720

10%

Elected

ROBERTS Gordon John

Independent

718

10%

Elected

CLEMENTS Vicki Louise

Labour Party

438

6%

Not elected

LONG Derek Paul

Labour Party

424

6%

Not elected

CARROLL Jim

Labour Party

421

6%

Not elected

GLOVER Lynn

Labour Party

301

4%

Not elected

GLOVER Stephen Paul

Labour Party

298

4%

Not elected

HEYDON Brian John

Labour Party

264

4%

Not elected

Election results for Parish of Rainhill - South Ward

Election Candidate

Party

Votes

%

TASKER James Stephen

Independent

1016

20%

Elected

BROWN Ian Michael

Independent

941

18%

Elected

ROSCOE Sandra

Independent

868

17%

Elected

HOWITT Ann-Veronica Chadwick

Independent

860

17%

Elected

DE ASHA Joe

Labour Party

428

8%

Not elected

LONG Trisha

Labour Party

380

7%

Not elected

MOORE Christopher

Labour Party

363

7%

Not elected

GRAHAM Alex

Labour Party

293

6%

Not elected

Election results for Parish of Rainhill - West Ward

Election Candidate

Party

Votes

%

LARNER Tony

Independent

342

14%

Elected

WILLIAMS Wil

Independent

337

14%

Elected

ROTHWELL Mark Alexander

Independent

335

14%

Elected

HENDRICK Jimmy

307

13%

Elected

DOYLE Julia Helene

Labour Party

304

13%

Not elected

ALMOND Brian Joseph

Labour Party

285

12%

Not elected

THOMPSON Neil

Labour Party

266

11%

Not elected

GRUNEWALD Barrie Andrew

Labour Party

229

10%

Not elected

Election results for Parish of Seneley Green

MURPHY Sue

Labour Party

609

15%

Elected

STEVENSON Jim

Labour Party

512

12%

Elected

ASHCROFT Brenda

Labour Party

500

12%

Elected

PEARSON Joe

Labour Party

500

12%

Elected

PILKINGTON Bernard Michael

Labour Party

476

11%

Elected

BARTON Stuart Andrew

Labour Party

451

11%

Elected

CLEARY Ken

Labour Party

428

10%

Elected

PEERS Peter

UK Independence Party (UKIP)

365

9%

Elected

MCDONNELL Dennis

Labour Party

354

8%

Not elected

Uncontested wards: All candidates were automatically selected

Election results for Parish of Eccleston - East Ward

SKEPPER Margaret Elizabeth

Liberal Democrats

PEARL Geoffrey

Liberal Democrats

HAW Michael

Liberal Democrats

Election results for Parish of Eccleston - West Ward

KEMPSELL Ian Desmond

Liberal Democrats

WILLIAMS Francis Joseph

Green Party

http://moderngov.sthelens.gov.uk/mgImages/pixel.gifASHCROFT Anita Mary

Liberal Democrats

http://moderngov.sthelens.gov.uk/mgImages/pixel.gifCASS Phil

Liberal Democrats

WATMOUGH Ruth

Liberal Democrats

Election results for Parish of Rainford - Crank Ward

NICHOLS Rupert Henry Conquest

Conservative Party

REYNOLDS Rob

Conservative Party

BARDSLEY Stuart

Conservative Party

Election results for Parish of Rainford - Mosboro Ward

LEE Melanie Ann

Conservative Party

WESLEY Diane

Conservative Party

Election results for Parish of Rainford - Muncaster Ward

MONK Frederick David

Conservative Party

LONG John Edward Edgar

Conservative Party

JONES Peter Howard

Conservative Party

Election results for Parish of Rainford - Randle Ward

STERRY Christine Ann

Independent

COLLINS Judith Margaret

Conservative Party

Election results for Parish of Windle - North Ward

ROUGHLEY Ken

Conservative Party

Election results for Parish of Windle - South Ward

DOCKERTY Allan Albert

Conservative Party

BATE Ann

Independent

GREATOREX Roger Daniel

Independent

BATE Stu

ASHCROFT Wally

Conservative Party

BARTON Richard William

Conservative Party