The 2026 Hull City Council election was 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.
Prior to the election, the council was under Liberal Democrat majority control. At the election, the council went under no overall control. The Liberal Democrats remained the largest party, but fell three seats short of a majority. They subsequently managed to form a minority administration, with the incumbent Liberal Democrat leader of the council, Mike Ross, being reappointed to the role at the subsequent annual council meeting on 21 May 2026.
Council composition After 2024 election Before 2026 election Party Seats Party Seats 31 29 26 23 0 5 Changes 2024–2026: June 2024: Gary Wareing (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent April 2025: Julia Conner (Liberal Democrats) and Sherilee Jepmond (Liberal Democrats) leave party to sit as independents May 2025: Hester Bridges (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent September 2025: Peter North (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent
Summary
Background In 2024, the Liberal Democrats retained control of the council.
Results summary
Incumbents
Ward Incumbent councillorParty Re-standing Avenue Rhiannon Beeson Liberal Democrats Yes Beverley & Newland David McCobb Liberal Democrats No Boothferry Maria Coward Liberal Democrats Yes Bricknell Sharon Hofman Labour Yes Central Sharon Kassim Labour Yes Derringham Cheryl Payne Liberal Democrats No Drypool Linda Chambers Liberal Democrats Yes Holderness Jackie Dad Liberal Democrats Yes Longhill & Bilton Grange Tim Kemp Liberal Democrats Yes Marfleet Patrick Wilkinson Labour No Newington & Gipsyville Lynn Petrini Labour No North Carr Anita Harrison Labour Yes Orchard Park Deborah Matthews Labour No Pickering Tracey Henry Liberal Democrats Yes Southcoates Anna Thompson Labour Yes St Andrew's & Docklands Leanne Fudge Labour Yes Sutton Terry Keal Liberal Democrats Yes University Holly Burton Liberal Democrats No West Carr Rob Pritchard Liberal Democrats Yes
Results An asterisk (*) indicates an incumbent who stood for re-election.
Avenue
+ Avenue Ward was won by the Labour Party in 2022, so technically this is a Lib Dem gain from Labour. Former Cllr Marjorie Brabazon (Labour) resigned in January 2024, and Cllr Rhiannon Beeson (Lib Dem) was elected in the subsequent by-election.
Beverley and Newland
Boothferry
Bricknell
Central
Derringham
Drypool
Holderness
Longhill and Bilton Grange
Marfleet
Newington and Gipsyville
North Carr
Orchard Park
Pickering
Southcoates
St Andrews and Docklands
Sutton
University
West Carr
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