2026 Hull City Council election
7 May 2026
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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 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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| 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 UK | 0 | |||||||||
Incumbents
| Ward | Incumbent councillor | Party | Re-standing | |
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| 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 | ||
Results
Notes
References
- ^ Council, Hull City. "Elections". Hull. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ Poxton, Ivan (13 June 2024). "Councillor resigns Labour membership in protest over child benefit policy". Hull Live. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ Spence, Andrew (11 April 2025). "Two former Lib Dem councillors in Hull explain decision to become Independents". Hull Live. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ Spence, Andrew (21 May 2025). "Senior Hull Labour councillor leaves party". Hull Live. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ Spence, Andrew; Petrie, Emma (21 September 2025). "Hull Labour councillor quits party to continue as independent". BBC News. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ Gerrard, Joseph (3 May 2024). "Hull local election results 2024 in full as Liberal Democrats retain control". Hull Live. Retrieved 27 January 2026.