2024 Hull City Council election

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2024 Hull City Council election
  2023 2 May 2024 (2024-05-02)2026 

19 of 57 seats on Hull City Council
29 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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LeaderMike RossDaren Hale
Party Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats before3324
Seats won910
Seats after3126
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg2

Leader before election

Mike Ross
Liberal Democrats

Leader after election

Mike Ross
Liberal Democrats

Map of the results of the 2024 Hull council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Uncontested in cream. Kingston upon Hull UK 2024 Local Election map.svg
Map of the results of the 2024 Hull council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Uncontested in cream.

The 2024 Hull City Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024 to elect members of Hull City Council. It took place on the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom. Of the 57 seats on the council, 19 were up for election, being the usual third of the council. It resulted in a Liberal Democrats hold, with a reduced majority. [1] [2]

Contents

Councillors standing down

CouncillorWardFirst electedPartyDate announced
Steve WilsonUniversity1995 Labour 30 October 2023 [3]
CouncillorWardFirst electedPartyDate announced
Rhys FurleySutton2021 Liberal Democrat

Results summary

2024 Hull City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 10Increase2.svg152.6172747.415,91444.1+3.1
  Liberal Democrats 9Decrease2.svg147.4213052.615,86544.0-5.1
  Conservative 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,1195.9-0.0
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.09012.5+0.2
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.05091.4+0.4
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04191.2+0.8
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02800.8New
  Yorkshire 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0760.2New

Ward results

[4] [5] An asterisk (*) indicates an incumbent who stood for re-election.

No election took place in the Central and Pickering wards.

Percentage changes and swings are calculated using the 2023 results.

Avenue

Avenue
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Wood 1,330 43.4 −7.6
Liberal Democrats John Robinson*1,22540.0+4.0
Green James Russell2969.7−0.4
TUSC Michael Whale1083.5New
Conservative Alex Hayward622.0−0.9
Yorkshire James Steele421.4New
Majority 1053.4
Rejected ballots17
Turnout 3,08033.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing -5.8

Beverley and Newland

Beverley and Newland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Ross* 1,900 63.8 −3.5
Labour Joanna Collins85128.6+2.9
Conservative Otis Griffin1173.9−0.1
TUSC Michael Hirst1083.6+0.5
Majority 104935.2
Rejected ballots16
Turnout 2,99228.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -3.2

Boothferry

Boothferry
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alison Collinson* 1,165 54.9 −3.6
Labour James Ireland71533.7+0.6
Conservative John Sharp1276.0−2.7
Green Archie Lamplugh1155.5New
Majority 45021.2
Rejected ballots9
Turnout 2,12324.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 2.1

Bricknell

There was no election in the Bricknell ward in 2023, so the percentage changes and swings shown are from the 2022 results, when the seat was last up for election.

Bricknell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter North* 1,138 56.1 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Brian Gilliland51225.7+20.2
Conservative John Fareham26112.9−22.9
Green Kevin Paulson763.7−2.3
Yorkshire Rowan Halstead341.7New
Majority 62630.4
Rejected ballots11
Turnout 204133.8
Labour hold Swing -8.45

Derringham

Derringham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Grozav 1,251 50.1 +11.4
Liberal Democrats Daruis Kirtiklis1,04141.7−12.7
Conservative Mike Whitehead1084.3−2.5
Green Andy Donegan963.9New
Majority 2108.4
Rejected ballots19
Turnout 251527.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +12.05

Drypool

Drypool
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Scott Preston 1,361 63.2 −4.3
Labour Oscar Seal54125.1+4.6
Green John Allison-Walsh1286.0+1.2
Conservative Stephen Hackett1225.7+0.6
Majority 82038.1
Rejected ballots15
Turnout 216724.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -4.45

Holderness

Holderness
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Linda Tock* 1,331 60.5 −5.3
Labour Jan Hornby67130.5+1.1
TUSC Paul Spooner1024.6New
Conservative Stephen Brown954.3−0.5
Majority 66030.0
Rejected ballots12
Turnout 2,21125.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Ings

Ings
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Gardiner* 929 53.9 +7.0
Liberal Democrats Mark Bisbey61735.8−4.9
Green Gordon Bradshaw1025.9+0.6
Conservative Zia Vennoyer764.4−1.4
Majority 31218.1
Rejected ballots19
Turnout 1,74324.4
Labour hold Swing +5.95

Kingswood

Kingswood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ted Dolman 739 65.6 −8.5
Labour Sofiya Koch29225.9+5.3
Conservative Ash Withers968.5+3.2
Majority 44739.7
Rejected ballots10
Turnout 1,13716.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -6.9

Longhill and Bilton Grange

Longhill and Bilton Grange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Julia Conner* [Note 1] 815 52.5 +2.7
Labour Dean Kirk60839.1−0.7
Conservative James Sargeant754.8−1.1
TUSC Tony Smith563.6−1.0
Majority 20713.4
Rejected ballots13
Turnout 156718.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +1.0

Marfleet

Marfleet
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sharon Belcher* 746 71.1 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Curtiss Craig20519.5−2.2
Conservative Geoff Horton999.4+0.2
Majority 54151.6
Rejected ballots15
Turnout 106511.6
Labour hold Swing +2.1

Newington and Gipsyville

Newington and Gipsyville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tracy Dearing* 1,050 66.0 +7.3
Liberal Democrats Keith Smith36322.7−0.4
Conservative Daniel Bond17811.2+0.9
Majority 68743.3
Rejected ballots32
Turnout 162315.5
Labour hold Swing +3.85

North Carr

North Carr
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Harper 556 42.3 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Jan Loft*54041.1−13.5
Reform UK Martin Baker16912.9New
Conservative Graeme Whightman493.7−1.7
Majority 161.2
Rejected ballots4
Turnout 131813
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +7.95

Orchard Park

Orchard Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rosie Nicola* 999 62.4 +13.8
Liberal Democrats Brian Tompsett32420.2−24.2
Independent John Gilling16910.6New
Conservative John Rymer1096.8+3.5
Majority 67542.2
Rejected ballots12
Turnout 1,61215.9
Labour hold Swing +19.0

Southcoates

After the closure of nominations, Ian Broadbent was suspended from Reform UK after offensive social media posts on X (formerly Twitter) were discovered. He remained on the ballot as nominations had already closed. [6]

Southcoates
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hester Bridges* 1,099 66.4 +1.1
Reform UK Ian Broadbent25015.1+5.6
Liberal Democrats Brian Gurevitch21012.7−4.1
Conservative Archie Bartlett975.9−2.1
Majority 84951.3
Rejected ballots8
Turnout 166415.6
Labour hold Swing -2.25

St Andrew's and Docklands

St Andrew's and Docklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Daren Hale* 1,183 67.5 +6.4
Liberal Democrats Callum Best32219.0−0.4
Conservative Charles Dinsdale1237.1−0.7
Independent Barry McGrath1126.4New
Majority 86148.5
Rejected ballots19
Turnout 177116.8
Labour hold Swing +3.4

Sutton

Sutton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Cahill 1,465 61.6 +0.7
Labour Rob Dunstan76332.1−1.3
Conservative Frankie Williams1516.4+0.6
Majority 70229.5
Rejected ballots25
Turnout 240424.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.0

University

There was no election in the University ward in 2023, so the percentage changes and swings shown are from the 2022 results, when the seat was last up for election.

University
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Collinson 728 48.0 −5.2
Labour Sian Humphries64442.4+6.0
Green Claire Wildey885.8+1.9
Conservative Ben Lavender583.8−2.7
Majority 845.6
Rejected ballots16
Turnout 153424
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing -5.6

West Carr

West Carr
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tracey Neal* 992 55.7 +3.6
Labour Finn Anderson54831.3−2.6
Conservative Colin Baxter1166.6−2.1
TUSC Joyce Marshall955.4+1.1
Majority 44424.4
Rejected ballots10
Turnout 1,76119.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +3.1

Notes

  1. Originally elected as Labour

References

  1. Gerrard, Joseph (9 April 2024). "Hull City Council local elections 2024: Full list of candidates announced". Hull Live. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  2. "Hull Council Local election results". BBC News. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. Gerrard, Joseph (30 October 2023). "Former Hull Lord Mayor standing down as councillor at next local election". Hull Live. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  4. "Local Elections 2024: Lib Dem celebrations muted as Labour gains ground". The Hull Story. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. "2024 Local Election" . Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  6. "East Hull Reform UK candidate suspended over offensive social media posts". Hull Live. Retrieved 15 May 2024.