Hull City Council

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Kingston upon Hull City Council
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Type
Type
History
Founded1972
Leadership
Lord Mayor
Kalvin Neal, Liberal Democrat
since 25 May 2023 [1]
Leader of the Council
Michael Ross, Liberal Democrat [2]
Deputy Leader
Jackie Dad, Liberal Democrat [2]
Leader of the Opposition
Daren Hale, Labour [3] [2]
Chief Executive
Matt Jukes
Structure
Seats57 councillors
Hull City Council.svg
Political groups
Administration (32)
  Liberal Democrat (32)
Other Parties (25)
  Labour (24)
  Independent (1)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
 4 May 2023
Next election
1 May 2025
Meeting place
Guildhall Lowgate, Kingston upon Hull, Jun23 (cropped).jpg
Guildhall, Kingston upon Hull
Website
http://www.hull.gov.uk

(Kingston upon) Hull City Council is the governing body for the unitary authority and city of Kingston upon Hull. It was created in 1972 as the successor to the Corporation of (Kingston upon) Hull, which was also known as the Hull Corporation and founded in 1440 by royal charter.

Contents

Structure

Majority control of Hull City Council
YearsParty
1440–1929 No overall control
1929–1930 Labour [4]
1930–1934 Independent [5]
1934–1938 Labour [6]
1938–1945 Municipal Association Group [7]
1945–1969 Labour [8]
1969–1971 Conservative [9]
1971–2002 Labour [10]
2002–2007 No overall control
2007–2011 Liberal Democrats
2011–2022 Labour
2022– Liberal Democrats [11]

From 2002 until 2018 Hull City Council consisted of 59 councillors which are elected from 23 wards, each ward returning either two or three councillors. [12] Following a review, in 2017, by the Local Government Boundary Commission this was reduced to 57 councillors from 21 wards effective from the 2018 elections. [13] The council has several subcomponents with differing responsibilities:

Political composition

Local election results for Hull City Council, 1968-2000. Legend: Labour Liberal/Alliance Liberal Democrat Conservative Independent Independent Labour Uncontested Hull Local Elections 1968-2000.gif
Local election results for Hull City Council, 1968–2000.

Legend:
  Labour
  Liberal/Alliance
  Liberal Democrat
  Conservative
  Independent
  Independent Labour
  Uncontested

Until 2002, with the exception of the period 1969–71, the council had been led by Labour since 1945. They again led the council as a minority administration between 2003 and 2006. Between the 2006 election and 2011 election Hull City Council was led by a Liberal Democrat administration, originally as a minority administration. The Liberal Democrats first gained overall control of the council after the 2007 election. In the 2011 election Labour regained control of the council following the collapse of the Liberal Democrat vote. [15] In the 2012 election Labour increased the number of seats they held. [16] In the 2014 election two Labour councillors formed an "Independent Labour Group" in protest against their own party's budget plans, off-setting the two seats gained by Labour in the election. [17] In the 2018 election all seats were contested because of boundary changes [13] and the Liberal Democrat vote rose gaining seats on Labour who held on to control, with their worst result since 2010. The 2019 election saw just 2 seats change hands leaving the composition of the council unchanged. [18]

Elections in 2020 were postponed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [19] The 2021 election saw Labour lose a seat, while the Liberal Democrats gained two. [20] On 3 March 2022, Labour councillor Julia Conner defected to the Liberal Democrats, reducing the Labour majority to one. [21] Two weeks later, it was announced that another Labour Councillor, Sean Chaytor, would be standing as an independent candidate against Labour in the upcoming 2022 local elections. [22] The Liberal Democrats won overall control of the City Council in the 2022 local elections to end ten years of Labour rule. [23] On 23 March 2023, Labour councillor Aneesa Akbar resigned as a councillor for the Central Ward, triggering a by-election that took place on 4 May 2023, the same day as the UK local elections. [24] The 2023 local elections saw the Liberal Democrats returned with an increased majority. [25] Sarah Harper was suspended as a councillor on 7 August 2023 after failing to attend a council meeting in 6 months due to health issues and the birth of her first daughter, triggering a by-election in her Bricknell ward. [26] Labour held the ward in the by-election with Sharon Hofman elected. [27] On 8 January 2024, Cllr Marjorie Brabazon for the Avenues Ward resigned as a councillor, triggering a by-election, [28] with University councillor and former Lord Mayor Steve Wilson resigning the Labour whip the next day citing: "It became a toxic environment, but I'm free of it now". [29] [30] He continued to sit as an independent, until 26 March 2024 when he withdrew his accusation and offered his apology. He regained the Labour whip, but will stand-down at the next elections in May due to health reasons. [31]

Year Liberal Democrat Labour Conservative UKIP OthersReferenceControlling Party
2023 3225000 [25] Liberal Democrat
2022 2927000 [11] Liberal Democrat
2021 2630100 [20] Labour
2019 2431200 [18] Labour
2018 2431200 [Note 1] [32] Labour
2016 1739210 [33] Labour
2015 1540211 [34] Labour
2014 1539212 [17] Labour
2012 1739201 [16] Labour
2011 2234201 [15] Labour
2010 3322202 [35] Liberal Democrat
2008 3319304 [36] Liberal Democrat
2007 3020306 [37] Liberal Democrat
2006 2625206 [38] No Overall Control
2004 2427215 [39] No Overall Control
2003 2128208 [40] No Overall Control
2002 2924204 [Note 2] [41] No Overall Control
2000 1044204 [42] Labour
1999 451104 [43] Labour

Councillors

WardAreaCouncillorsAssumed office
AvenueWykeMarjorie Brabazon22 May 2014
John Robinson5 May 2016
Abhimanyu Singh2 May 2019
Beverley & NewlandNorthernPaul Drake-Davis3 May 2018
David McCobb2 May 2002
Mike Ross2 May 2002
BoothferryWestAlison Collinson3 May 2018
Maria Coward5 May 2016
Jack Haines2 May 2019
BricknellWykeSharon Hofman22 September 2023
Peter North6 May 2021
CentralWykeSharon Qassim4 May 2023
Shane McMurray3 May 2018
DerringhamWestSarita Robinson4 May 2023
Cheryl Payne22 May 2014
David Woods6 May 2021
DrypoolRiversideLinda Chambers8 January 2009
Diana Hatcher7 May 2015
Tracey Neal6 May 2021
HoldernessParkJackie Dad22 May 2014
Kalvin Neal3 May 2018
Linda Tock5 May 2016
IngsEastAlan Gardiner5 May 2011
Denise Thompson5 May 2016
KingswoodForedykeMark Bisbey3 May 2018
Charles Quinn3 May 2012
Longhill & Bilton GrangeEastJulia Conner5 May 2011
Tim Kemp5 May 2022
Dean Kirk2 May 2019
MarfleetParkSharon Belcher22 May 2014
Rosemary Pantelakis5 May 2011
Patrick Wilkinson5 May 2022
Newington & GipsyvilleRiversideTracey Dearing6 May 2021
Gill Kennett3 May 2018
Lynn Petrini5 May 2011
North CarrForedykeAnita Harrison2 May 2002
Jan Loft6 May 2021
Phil Webster5 May 2010
Orchard ParkNorthernDeborah Matthews3 May 2018
Rosie Nicola3 May 2018
Gary Wareing3 May 2018
PickeringWestTracey Henry5 May 2022
Mark Ieronimo3 May 2018
SouthcoatesParkHester Bridges5 May 2016
Anna Marie Thompson5 May 2022
Jessica Raspin4 May 2023
St Andrews & DocklandRiversideLeanne Fudge5 September 2019
Daren Hale5 May 1994
Haroldo Herrera-Richmond7 May 2015
SuttonEastRhys Furley6 May 2021
Allen Healand2 May 2019
Terence Keal5 May 2022
UniversityNorthernHolly Burton3 May 2018 [Note 3]
Steve Wilson22 May 2014 [Note 4]
West CarrForedykeRob Pritchard3 May 2018
Chris Randall3 May 2018
Christine Randall3 May 2018

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2016 reducing the number of seats by 2.
  2. ↑ The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 1.
  3. ↑ From 2018 to 2022 was councillor for Pickering Ward
  4. ↑ A Labour councillor from 22 May 2014 to 9 January 2024. Independent from 9 January 2024 to 26 February 2024 and Labour from then.

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