# 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. 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.

## Ward results

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

### Avenue

Avenue :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 259 | 7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,277 | 33.9 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Beverley

Beverley :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 872 | 34.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,524 | 37.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Boothferry

Boothferry :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 73 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,733 | 28.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Bricknell

Bricknell :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 125 | 5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,155 | 32.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Derringham

Derringham :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 98 | 4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,381 | 26.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Drypool

Drypool :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 343 | 11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,909 | 30.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Holderness

Holderness :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 34 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,044 | 30.0 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Ings

Ings :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,530 | 57.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,642 | 28.0 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Kings Park

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

### Longhill

Longhill :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,362 | 72.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,878 | 21.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Marfleet

Marfleet :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,402 | 80.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,734 | 18.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Myton

Myton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 746 | 41.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,819 | 18.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Newington

Newington :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 771 | 54.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,409 | 17.8 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Newland

Newland :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 457 | 29.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,536 | 19.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Orchard Park & Greenwood

Orchard Park & Greenwood :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,048 | 64.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,636 | 17.8 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### Pickering

Pickering :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 505 | 17.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,837 | 31.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Southcoates East

Southcoates East :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 942 | 81.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1163 | 19.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Southcoates West

Southcoates West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 927 | 70.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,323 | 22.1 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### St Andrews

St Andrews :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 769 | 73.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,053 | 18.3 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |

### Sutton

Sutton :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 629 | 23.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,714 | 28.0 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

## Results

Summary of the 3 May 2012 Hull City Council election results
| Parties | Parties | Last election: 2011 | Uncontested Seats | Seats for Election | Elected | Gains | Losses | Result | Votes | Share |
| Parties | 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% |