2012 Hull City Council election

The 2012 Hull City Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Hull City Council in England.^[1] This was held on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. One third of the council was up for election and Labour retained control of the council with an increased majority.^[2]

2012 Hull City Council election

← 2011 3 May 2012 (2012-05-03) 2014 →
20 seats (of the 53) to Hull City Council 27 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Stephen Brady Abigail Bell John Fareham Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative Leader's seat Southcoates West Pickering Bricknell Last election 34 seats, 54.2% 22 seats, 30.4% 2 seats, 6.9% Seats after 39 17 2 Seat change 5 5 - Popular vote 22,714 13,566 2,693 Percentage 53.3% 31.9% 6.3% Swing 0.9% 1.5% 0.6%
Map of the results of the 2012 Hull council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, Uncontested in cream.
Council Leader before election Stephen Brady Labour Elected Council Leader Stephen Brady Labour

Ward results

No elections were held in Bransholme East, Bransholme West and University wards.

Avenue

Avenue^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rosie Nicola	1,348	41.2
	Liberal Democrats	John Graham Robinson	1,089	33.3
	Green	Martin Deane	513	15.7
	UKIP	Stan Smith	201	6.1
	Conservative	Alexander David Hayward	120	3.7
Majority			259	7.9
Turnout			3,277	33.9
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Beverley

Beverley^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Mathieson	1,484	59.0
	Labour	Leanne Fudge	612	24.3
	UKIP	Vicky Butler	348	13.8
	Conservative	Andrew Neil Forster	70	2.8
Majority			872	34.5
Turnout			2,524	37.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Boothferry

Boothferry^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Helena Woods	1,196	43.8
	Labour Co-op	Theresa Elizabeth Vaughan	1,123	41.2
	UKIP	Brian Shepherd	308	11.3
	Conservative	Craig William Ulliott	101	3.7
Majority			73	2.7
Turnout			2,733	28.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Bricknell

Bricknell^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Francis Abbott	928	43.2
	Labour	Karen Jane Rouse-Deane	803	37.4
	UKIP	Mike Hookem	234	10.9
	Green	Michael John Lammiman	101	4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Motokin Ali	80	3.7
Majority			125	5.8
Turnout			2,155	32.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Derringham

Derringham^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Eliza Mann	1,047	44.0
	Labour	Rob Dunstan	949	39.9
	UKIP	John Henry Cornforth	301	12.7
	Conservative	James Alliott	81	3.4
Majority			98	4.1
Turnout			2,381	26.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Drypool

Drypool^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Williams	1,523	52.6
	Labour	Mike Thompson	1,180	40.7
	National Front	Stuart Moses	133	4.6
	Conservative	Steph Corke	60	2.1
Majority			343	11.8
Turnout			2,909	30.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Holderness

Holderness^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gill Kennett	1,481	48.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jackie Dad	1,447	47.5
	Conservative	John Mathew Crompton	116	3.8
Majority			34	1.1
Turnout			3,044	30.0
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Ings

Ings^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Suzanne Armstrong	1,879	71.2
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Gurevitch	349	13.2
	National Front	Nick Walsh	241	9.1
	Conservative	Philip David MacKay	169	6.4
Majority			1,530	57.9
Turnout			2,642	28.0
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Kings Park

Kings Park^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Quinn	973	48.5
	Labour	Gwen Lunn	945	47.1
	Conservative	Colin Robert Baxter	89	4.4
Majority			28	1.4
Turnout			2,017	26.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Longhill

Longhill^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Allen Hewitt	1,539	82.8
	Liberal Democrats	Elaine Lesley Keal	177	9.5
	Conservative	Leslie Harry Fisher	143	7.7
Majority			1,362	72.5
Turnout			1,878	21.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Marfleet

Marfleet^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sheila Waudby	1,510	87.7
	Liberal Democrats	Tracey Neal	108	6.3
	Conservative	Richard James Munslow	104	6.0
Majority			1,402	80.9
Turnout			1,734	18.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Myton

Myton^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Colin Inglis	1,107	61.5
	UKIP	Ken Hordon	361	20.1
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Carter	157	8.7
	Conservative	Adam Vaughan	105	5.8
	National Front	Nigel Piggins	70	3.9
Majority			746	41.0
Turnout			1,819	18.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Newington

Newington^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helena Jane Spencer	1,040	74.2
	Liberal Democrats	Rick Welton	269	19.2
	Conservative	David Thompson	92	6.6
Majority			771	54.7
Turnout			1,409	17.8
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Newland

Newland^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Ross	883	58.2
	Labour Co-op	Brian Leslie Navier	426	28.1
	Green	James Edward Russell	119	7.8
	Conservative	Sam Lee	89	5.9
Majority			457	29.8
Turnout			1,536	19.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Orchard Park & Greenwood

Orchard Park & Greenwood^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Stephen James Bayes	1,267	77.9
	UKIP	Tony Morfitt	219	13.5
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Randall	92	5.7
	Conservative	David Triffitt Whellan	48	3.0
Majority			1,048	64.1
Turnout			1,636	17.8
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Pickering

Pickering^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Thomas	1,489	52.7
	Labour	Sharon Belcher	984	34.8
	UKIP	Peter Mawer	281	9.9
	Conservative	Daniel Mark Bond	73	2.6
Majority			505	17.8
Turnout			2,837	31.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Southcoates East

Southcoates East^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom Mcvie	1,013	88.5
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Neil	71	6.2
	Conservative	Samuel Gary Beckton	61	5.3
Majority			942	81.0
Turnout			1163	19.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Southcoates West

Southcoates West^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Mary Elizabeth Glew	1,036	78.5
	UKIP	Julian Marcus Penna	109	8.3
	National Front	Mike Cooper	66	5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Chambers	58	4.4
	Conservative	Nikki Knowles	50	3.8
Majority			927	70.1
Turnout			1,323	22.1
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

St Andrews

St Andrews^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Daren Russell Hale	866	83.4
	Liberal Democrats	Tracey Henry	97	9.3
	Conservative	Bob Cook	75	7.2
Majority			769	73.0
Turnout			1,053	18.3
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

Sutton

Sutton^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Turner	1,606	59.4
	Liberal Democrats	Kalvin Neal	977	36.2
	Conservative	Christopher David Oakley	119	4.4
Majority			629	23.2
Turnout			2,714	28.0
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Results

Summary of the 3 May 2012 Hull City Council election results

Parties		Last election: 2011	Uncontested Seats	Seats for Election	Elected	Gains	Losses	Result	Votes	Share
												Labour	34	27	7	12	5	-	39	22,714	53.3%
	Liberal Democrats	22	10	12	7	5	-	17	13,566	31.9%
	Conservative	2	1	1	1	-	-	2	2,693	6.3%
	Independent	1	1	0	0	-	-	1	0	0%
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	2,362	5.5%
	Green	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	733	1.7%
	National Front	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	510	1.2%

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