2026 Hull City Council election

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2026 Hull City Council election

←  2024 7 May 2026 (2026-05-07) 2027 →
19 out of 57 seats to Hull City Council 29 seats needed for a majority
Party Liberal Democrats Labour Independent Last election 30 seats, 44.0% 27 seats, 44.1% 0 seats, 0.8% Current seats 29 23 5
Incumbent Leader Mike Ross Liberal Democrats

The 2026 Hull City Council election will be held on 7 May 2026, alongside the other local elections across the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect 19 of 57 members of Hull City Council. ^[1]

Council composition

After 2024 election			Before 2026 election
Party		Seats	Party		Seats
	Liberal Democrats	31		Liberal Democrats	29
	Labour	26		Labour	23
	Independent	0		Independent	5

Changes 2024–2026:

• June 2024: Gary Wareing (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent ^[2]
• April 2025: Julia Conner (Liberal Democrats) and Sherilee Jepmond (Liberal Democtats) leave party to sit as independents ^[3]
• May 2025: Hester Bridges (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent ^[4]
• September 2025: Peter North (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent ^[5]

Summary

Background

In 2024, the Liberal Democrats retained control of the council. ^[6]

Election result

2026 Hull City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats				18
	Labour				15
	Independent				5
	Conservative				0
	Green				0
	Reform				0

Incumbents

Ward	Incumbent councillor	Party		Re-standing
Avenue	Rhiannon Beeson		Liberal Democrats
Beverley & Newland	David McCobb		Liberal Democrats
Boothferry	Maria Coward		Liberal Democrats
Bricknell	Sharon Hofman		Labour
Central	Sharon Kassim		Labour
Derringham	Cheryl Payne		Liberal Democrats
Drypool	Linda Chambers		Liberal Democrats
Holderness	Jackie Dad		Liberal Democrats
Longhill & Bilton Grange	Tim Kemp		Liberal Democrats
Marfleet	Patrick Wilkinson		Labour
Newington & Gipsyville	Lynn Petrini		Labour
North Carr	Anita Harrison		Labour
Orchard Park	Deborah Matthews		Labour
Pickering	Tracey Henry		Liberal Democrats
Southcoates	Anna Thompson		Labour
St Andrew's & Docklands	Leanne Fudge		Labour
Sutton	Terry Keal		Liberal Democrats
University	Holly Burton		Liberal Democrats
West Carr	Rob Pritchard		Liberal Democrats

References

1. Council, Hull City. "Elections". Hull. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
2. Poxton, Ivan (13 June 2024). "Councillor resigns Labour membership in protest over child benefit policy". Hull Live. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
3. Spence, Andrew (11 April 2025). "Two former Lib Dem councillors in Hull explain decision to become Independents". Hull Live. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
4. Spence, Andrew (21 May 2025). "Senior Hull Labour councillor leaves party". Hull Live. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
5. Spence, Andrew; Petrie, Emma (21 September 2025). "Hull Labour councillor quits party to continue as independent". BBC News. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
6. Gerrard, Joseph (3 May 2024). "Hull local election results 2024 in full as Liberal Democrats retain control". Hull Live. Retrieved 27 January 2026.