2024 Hull City Council election

The 2024 Hull City Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024 to elect members of Hull City Council. It took place on the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom. Of the 57 seats on the council, 19 were up for election, being the usual third of the council. It resulted in a Liberal Democrats hold, with a reduced majority.^[1][2]

2024 Hull City Council election

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19 of 57 seats on Hull City Council 29 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Mike Ross Daren Hale Party Liberal Democrats Labour Seats before 33 24 Seats won 9 10 Seats after 31 26 Seat change 2 2
Leader before election Mike Ross Liberal Democrats Leader after election Mike Ross Liberal Democrats

Map of the results of the 2024 Hull council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Uncontested in cream.

Councillors standing down

Councillor	Ward	First elected	Party		Date announced
Steve Wilson	University	1995		Labour	30 October 2023[3]

Councillor	Ward	First elected	Party		Date announced
Rhys Furley	Sutton	2021		Liberal Democrat

Results summary

2024 Hull City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	10	1	52.6	17	27	47.4	15,914	44.1	+3.1%
	Liberal Democrats	9	1	47.4	21	30	52.6	15,865	44.0	-5.1%
	Conservative	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	2,119	5.9	-0.0%
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	901	2.5	+0.2%
	TUSC	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	509	1.4	+0.4%
	Reform UK	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	419	1.2	+0.8%
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	280	0.8	New
	Yorkshire	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	76	0.2	New

Ward results

^[4][5] An asterisk (*) indicates an incumbent who stood for re-election.

No election took place in the Central and Pickering wards.

Percentage changes and swings are calculated using the 2023 results.

Avenue

Avenue

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Karen Wood	1,330	43.4	−7.6
	Liberal Democrats	John Robinson*	1,225	40.0	+4.0
	Green	James Russell	296	9.7	−0.4
	TUSC	Michael Whale	108	3.5	New
	Conservative	Alex Hayward	62	2.0	−0.9
	Yorkshire	James Steele	42	1.4	New
Majority			105	3.4
Rejected ballots			17
Turnout			3,080	33.4
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	-5.8

Beverley and Newland

Beverley and Newland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Ross*	1,900	63.8	−3.5
	Labour	Joanna Collins	851	28.6	+2.9
	Conservative	Otis Griffin	117	3.9	−0.1
	TUSC	Michael Hirst	108	3.6	+0.5
Majority			1049	35.2
Rejected ballots			16
Turnout			2,992	28.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-3.2

Boothferry

Boothferry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Collinson*	1,165	54.9	−3.6
	Labour	James Ireland	715	33.7	+0.6
	Conservative	John Sharp	127	6.0	−2.7
	Green	Archie Lamplugh	115	5.5	New
Majority			450	21.2
Rejected ballots			9
Turnout			2,123	24.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.1

Bricknell

There was no election in the Bricknell ward in 2023, so the percentage changes and swings shown are from the 2022 results, when the seat was last up for election.

Bricknell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter North*	1,138	56.1	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Gilliland	512	25.7	+20.2
	Conservative	John Fareham	261	12.9	−22.9
	Green	Kevin Paulson	76	3.7	−2.3
	Yorkshire	Rowan Halstead	34	1.7	New
Majority			626	30.4
Rejected ballots			11
Turnout			2041	33.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.45

Derringham

Derringham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Grozav	1,251	50.1	+11.4
	Liberal Democrats	Daruis Kirtiklis	1,041	41.7	−12.7
	Conservative	Mike Whitehead	108	4.3	−2.5
	Green	Andy Donegan	96	3.9	New
Majority			210	8.4
Rejected ballots			19
Turnout			2515	27.9
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+12.05

Drypool

Drypool

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Scott Preston	1,361	63.2	−4.3
	Labour	Oscar Seal	541	25.1	+4.6
	Green	John Allison-Walsh	128	6.0	+1.2
	Conservative	Stephen Hackett	122	5.7	+0.6
Majority			820	38.1
Rejected ballots			15
Turnout			2167	24.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-4.45

Holderness

Holderness

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Tock*	1,331	60.5	−5.3
	Labour	Jan Hornby	671	30.5	+1.1
	TUSC	Paul Spooner	102	4.6	New
	Conservative	Stephen Brown	95	4.3	−0.5
Majority			660	30.0
Rejected ballots			12
Turnout			2,211	25.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Ings

Ings

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Gardiner*	929	53.9	+7.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Bisbey	617	35.8	−4.9
	Green	Gordon Bradshaw	102	5.9	+0.6
	Conservative	Zia Vennoyer	76	4.4	−1.4
Majority			312	18.1
Rejected ballots			19
Turnout			1,743	24.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.95

Kingswood

Kingswood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ted Dolman	739	65.6	−8.5
	Labour	Sofiya Koch	292	25.9	+5.3
	Conservative	Ash Withers	96	8.5	+3.2
Majority			447	39.7
Rejected ballots			10
Turnout			1,137	16.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-6.9

Longhill and Bilton Grange

Longhill and Bilton Grange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Julia Conner*[Note 1]	815	52.5	+2.7
	Labour	Dean Kirk	608	39.1	−0.7
	Conservative	James Sargeant	75	4.8	−1.1
	TUSC	Tony Smith	56	3.6	−1.0
Majority			207	13.4
Rejected ballots			13
Turnout			1567	18.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+1.0

Marfleet

Marfleet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sharon Belcher*	746	71.1	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Curtiss Craig	205	19.5	−2.2
	Conservative	Geoff Horton	99	9.4	+0.2
Majority			541	51.6
Rejected ballots			15
Turnout			1065	11.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.1

Newington and Gipsyville

Newington and Gipsyville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tracy Dearing*	1,050	66.0	+7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Smith	363	22.7	−0.4
	Conservative	Daniel Bond	178	11.2	+0.9
Majority			687	43.3
Rejected ballots			32
Turnout			1623	15.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.85

North Carr

North Carr

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Harper	556	42.3	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jan Loft*	540	41.1	−13.5
	Reform UK	Martin Baker	169	12.9	New
	Conservative	Graeme Whightman	49	3.7	−1.7
Majority			16	1.2
Rejected ballots			4
Turnout			1318	13
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+7.95

Orchard Park

Orchard Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rosie Nicola*	999	62.4	+13.8
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Tompsett	324	20.2	−24.2
	Independent	John Gilling	169	10.6	New
	Conservative	John Rymer	109	6.8	+3.5
Majority			675	42.2
Rejected ballots			12
Turnout			1,612	15.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+19.0

Southcoates

After the closure of nominations, Ian Broadbent was suspended from Reform UK after offensive social media posts on X (formerly Twitter) were discovered. He remained on the ballot as nominations had already closed.^[6]

Southcoates

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hester Bridges*	1,099	66.4	+1.1
	Reform UK	Ian Broadbent	250	15.1	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Gurevitch	210	12.7	−4.1
	Conservative	Archie Bartlett	97	5.9	−2.1
Majority			849	51.3
Rejected ballots			8
Turnout			1664	15.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.25

St Andrew's and Docklands

St Andrew's and Docklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daren Hale*	1,183	67.5	+6.4
	Liberal Democrats	Callum Best	322	19.0	−0.4
	Conservative	Charles Dinsdale	123	7.1	−0.7
	Independent	Barry McGrath	112	6.4	New
Majority			861	48.5
Rejected ballots			19
Turnout			1771	16.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.4

Sutton

Sutton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Cahill	1,465	61.6	+0.7
	Labour	Rob Dunstan	763	32.1	−1.3
	Conservative	Frankie Williams	151	6.4	+0.6
Majority			702	29.5
Rejected ballots			25
Turnout			2404	24.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+1.0

University

There was no election in the University ward in 2023, so the percentage changes and swings shown are from the 2022 results, when the seat was last up for election.

University

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Collinson	728	48.0	−5.2
	Labour	Sian Humphries	644	42.4	+6.0
	Green	Claire Wildey	88	5.8	+1.9
	Conservative	Ben Lavender	58	3.8	−2.7
Majority			84	5.6
Rejected ballots			16
Turnout			1534	24
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	-5.6

West Carr

West Carr

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tracey Neal*	992	55.7	+3.6
	Labour	Finn Anderson	548	31.3	−2.6
	Conservative	Colin Baxter	116	6.6	−2.1
	TUSC	Joyce Marshall	95	5.4	+1.1
Majority			444	24.4
Rejected ballots			10
Turnout			1,761	19.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+3.1

Notes

1. Originally elected as Labour

References

1. Gerrard, Joseph (9 April 2024). "Hull City Council local elections 2024: Full list of candidates announced". Hull Live. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
2. "Hull Council Local election results". BBC News. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
3. Gerrard, Joseph (30 October 2023). "Former Hull Lord Mayor standing down as councillor at next local election". Hull Live. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
4. "Local Elections 2024: Lib Dem celebrations muted as Labour gains ground". The Hull Story. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
5. "2024 Local Election". Retrieved 15 May 2024.
6. "East Hull Reform UK candidate suspended over offensive social media posts". Hull Live. Retrieved 15 May 2024.