Kingston upon Hull City Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | 1972 |
Leadership | |
Lord Mayor | |
Leader of the Council | Michael Ross,
Liberal Democrat
[2] |
Deputy Leader | Jackie Dad,
Liberal Democrat
[2] |
Leader of the Opposition | |
Chief Executive | Matt Jukes |
Structure | |
Seats | 57 councillors |
Political groups |
|
Elections | |
First past the post | |
Last election | 4 May 2023 |
Next election | 1 May 2025 |
Meeting place | |
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.
Years | Party | |
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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:
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 | Others | Reference | Controlling Party | |||||
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2023 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [25] | Liberal Democrat | |||||
2022 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [11] | Liberal Democrat | |||||
2021 | 26 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | [20] | Labour | |||||
2019 | 24 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | [18] | Labour | |||||
2018 | 24 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | [Note 1] [32] | Labour | |||||
2016 | 17 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | [33] | Labour | |||||
2015 | 15 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 1 | [34] | Labour | |||||
2014 | 15 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 2 | [17] | Labour | |||||
2012 | 17 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | [16] | Labour | |||||
2011 | 22 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1 | [15] | Labour | |||||
2010 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [35] | Liberal Democrat | |||||
2008 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 4 | [36] | Liberal Democrat | |||||
2007 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 6 | [37] | Liberal Democrat | |||||
2006 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 6 | [38] | No Overall Control | |||||
2004 | 24 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 5 | [39] | No Overall Control | |||||
2003 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 8 | [40] | No Overall Control | |||||
2002 | 29 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 | [Note 2] [41] | No Overall Control | |||||
2000 | 10 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 4 | [42] | Labour | |||||
1999 | 4 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 4 | [43] | Labour |
Ward | Area | Councillors | Assumed office | |
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Avenue | Wyke | Marjorie Brabazon | 22 May 2014 | |
John Robinson | 5 May 2016 | |||
Abhimanyu Singh | 2 May 2019 | |||
Beverley & Newland | Northern | Paul Drake-Davis | 3 May 2018 | |
David McCobb | 2 May 2002 | |||
Mike Ross | 2 May 2002 | |||
Boothferry | West | Alison Collinson | 3 May 2018 | |
Maria Coward | 5 May 2016 | |||
Jack Haines | 2 May 2019 | |||
Bricknell | Wyke | Sharon Hofman | 22 September 2023 | |
Peter North | 6 May 2021 | |||
Central | Wyke | Sharon Qassim | 4 May 2023 | |
Shane McMurray | 3 May 2018 | |||
Derringham | West | Sarita Robinson | 4 May 2023 | |
Cheryl Payne | 22 May 2014 | |||
David Woods | 6 May 2021 | |||
Drypool | Riverside | Linda Chambers | 8 January 2009 | |
Diana Hatcher | 7 May 2015 | |||
Tracey Neal | 6 May 2021 | |||
Holderness | Park | Jackie Dad | 22 May 2014 | |
Kalvin Neal | 3 May 2018 | |||
Linda Tock | 5 May 2016 | |||
Ings | East | Alan Gardiner | 5 May 2011 | |
Denise Thompson | 5 May 2016 | |||
Kingswood | Foredyke | Mark Bisbey | 3 May 2018 | |
Charles Quinn | 3 May 2012 | |||
Longhill & Bilton Grange | East | Julia Conner | 5 May 2011 | |
Tim Kemp | 5 May 2022 | |||
Dean Kirk | 2 May 2019 | |||
Marfleet | Park | Sharon Belcher | 22 May 2014 | |
Rosemary Pantelakis | 5 May 2011 | |||
Patrick Wilkinson | 5 May 2022 | |||
Newington & Gipsyville | Riverside | Tracey Dearing | 6 May 2021 | |
Gill Kennett | 3 May 2018 | |||
Lynn Petrini | 5 May 2011 | |||
North Carr | Foredyke | Anita Harrison | 2 May 2002 | |
Jan Loft | 6 May 2021 | |||
Phil Webster | 5 May 2010 | |||
Orchard Park | Northern | Deborah Matthews | 3 May 2018 | |
Rosie Nicola | 3 May 2018 | |||
Gary Wareing | 3 May 2018 | |||
Pickering | West | Tracey Henry | 5 May 2022 | |
Mark Ieronimo | 3 May 2018 | |||
Southcoates | Park | Hester Bridges | 5 May 2016 | |
Anna Marie Thompson | 5 May 2022 | |||
Jessica Raspin | 4 May 2023 | |||
St Andrews & Dockland | Riverside | Leanne Fudge | 5 September 2019 | |
Daren Hale | 5 May 1994 | |||
Haroldo Herrera-Richmond | 7 May 2015 | |||
Sutton | East | Rhys Furley | 6 May 2021 | |
Allen Healand | 2 May 2019 | |||
Terence Keal | 5 May 2022 | |||
University | Northern | Holly Burton | 3 May 2018 [Note 3] | |
Steve Wilson | 22 May 2014 [Note 4] | |||
West Carr | Foredyke | Rob Pritchard | 3 May 2018 | |
Chris Randall | 3 May 2018 | |||
Christine Randall | 3 May 2018 |
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