Due to boundary changes every ward and every council seat were up for election on 3 May 2018, new wards "East Carr" and "West Carr" replace East Bransholme and West
Bransholme and include part of Sutton Park estate too. Labour, Lib Dems and Conservatives are standing candidates for every seat,
Green Party have 9 standing and
UKIP five.[3]
Political control
Prior to 1974, Hull was a
county borough, independent from any county council. Under the
Local Government Act 1972 it became a
non-metropolitan district, with
Humberside County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the reconstituted city council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. Humberside County Council was abolished in 1996 and Hull became a unitary authority. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:[4][5]