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

[3] 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.

[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".

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