# 2023 Hull City Council election

The 2023 Hull City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Hull City Council. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
Hull has a mixture of two and three member wards and elections take place by thirds. This year 19 of the 21 wards will hold elections.
The Liberal Democrats retained control of the council with an increased majority after gaining two seats from the opposition Labour Party.

## Results summary

2023 Hull City Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Liberal Democrats | 11 | 2 | 55.0 | 21 | 32 | 56.1 | 17,855 | 49.2 | +4.9 |
| | Labour | 9 | 2 | 45.0 | 16 | 25 | 43.9 | 14,880 | 41.0 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,156 | 5.9 | -5.7 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 844 | 2.3 | +0.1 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 368 | 1.0 | -0.1 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 157 | 0.4 | +0.4 |

## Ward results

Hull City Council election results.
An asterisk * indicates an incumbent who stood for re-election.
Turnout figures where stated are the number of ballot papers handed out in a ward including any rejected ballot papers.
No elections took place in the Bricknell and University wards.

### Avenue

Avenue :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Abhimanyu Singh* | 1,662 | 51.0 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Scott Preston | 1,174 | 36.0 | −5.4 |
| | Green | James Russell | 330 | 10.1 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | Alex Hayward | 94 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 488 | 15.0 | +8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,287 | 37.1 | −4.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.2 | |

### Beverley and Newland

Beverley and Newland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Drake-Davis* | 1,979 | 67.3 | −1.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | Sian Alexander | 755 | 25.7 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | Archie Bartlett | 116 | 4.0 | −2.1 |
| | TUSC | Phil Culshaw | 90 | 3.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,224 | 41.6 | −8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,954 | 31.0 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -4.3 | |

### Boothferry

Boothferry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Haines* | 1,324 | 58.5 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | James Ireland | 749 | 33.1 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | John Sharp | 190 | 8.4 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 575 | 25.4 | −4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,282 | 25.8 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -2.1 | |

### Central

On 23 March 2023, Labour councillor Aneesa Akbar resigned as a councillor for the Central Ward, triggering a by-election that took place on the same day as the UK local elections.
Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shane McMurray* | 714 | 61.1 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | Sharon Qassim | 620 | 53.0 | −10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Motokin Ali | 310 | 26.5 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lilyth Coglan | 258 | 22.1 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | John Rymer | 88 | 7.5 | −7.3 |
| | Conservative | James Sargeant | 87 | 7.4 | −7.4 |
| | TUSC | Paul Spooner | 79 | 6.7 | NEW |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,183 | 18.9 | +1.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Derringham

Derringham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarita Robinson | 1,147 | 54.4 | −3.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | George Grozav | 816 | 38.7 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Michael Whitehead | 144 | 6.8 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 331 | 15.7 | −7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,127 | 23.9 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -3.9 | |

### Drypool

Drypool :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Hatcher* | 1,545 | 67.5 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | Musa Dogan | 470 | 20.5 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Hackett | 116 | 5.1 | −0.5 |
| | Green | John Allison-Walsh | 109 | 4.8 | +1.00 |
| | TUSC | Matthew Whale | 49 | 2.1 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,075 | 47.0 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,295 | 26.3 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +1.6 | |

### Holderness

Holderness :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kalvin Neal* | 1,519 | 65.8 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | Katherine Thompson | 680 | 29.4 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Brown | 111 | 4.8 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 839 | 36.4 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,321 | 26.6 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -1.6 | |

### Ings

Ings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Denise Thompson* | 740 | 46.9 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Collinson | 642 | 40.7 | +28.2 |
| | Conservative | Simon Trow | 92 | 5.8 | −20.4 |
| | Green | Gordon Bradshaw | 83 | 5.3 | −8.9 |
| | TUSC | Mike Hirst | 22 | 1.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98 | 6.2 | −14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,583 | 22.5 | −1.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -14.1 | |

### Kingswood

Kingswood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Quinn* | 939 | 74.1 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Nigel Filer | 261 | 20.6 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | Corey Rigby | 67 | 5.3 | −9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 678 | 53.5 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,272 | 19.2 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -2.2 | |

### Longhill and Bilton Grange

Longhill and Bilton Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sherilee Jepmond | 840 | 49.8 | −6.6 |
| | Labour | Dean Kirk* | 672 | 39.8 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | Les Fisher | 99 | 5.9 | −3.5 |
| | TUSC | Tony Smith | 77 | 4.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 10.0 | −12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,691 | 19.4 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | -6.1 | |

### Marfleet

Marfleet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rosemary Pantelakis* | 714 | 69.0 | +14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Woods | 225 | 21.8 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | Geoff Horton | 95 | 9.2 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 489 | 47.2 | +8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,047 | 11.7 | −1.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.0 | |

### Newington and Gipsyville

Newington and Gipsyville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gill Kennett* | 885 | 58.7 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Smith | 350 | 23.2 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Bond | 156 | 10.3 | −4.1 |
| | Green | Andy Donegan | 117 | 7.7 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 535 | 35.5 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,525 | 15.0 | −0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.6 | |

### North Carr

North Carr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Garreth Byrne | 825 | 54.6 | +13.2 |
| | Labour | Jan Hornby | 603 | 39.9 | −9.3 |
| | Conservative | Graeme Wightman | 83 | 5.5 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 222 | 14.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,518 | 15.4 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +11.2 | |

### Orchard Park

Orchard Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gary Wareing* | 883 | 48.6 | −13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Gibbons | 807 | 44.4 | +20.7 |
| | Green | Kevin Paulson | 67 | 3.7 | New |
| | Conservative | Farhana Khan | 60 | 3.3 | −11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 4.2 | −33.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,833 | 18.4 | +2.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -16.9 | |

### Pickering

Pickering :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Ieronimo* | 1,102 | 57.8 | +9.7 |
| | Labour | Terry Sullivan | 731 | 38.4 | −6.5 |
| | Conservative | Charles Dinsdale | 73 | 3.8 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 371 | 19.4 | +16.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,912 | 30.9 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +8.1 | |

### Southcoates

Southcoates :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jessica Raspin | 1,081 | 65.3 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucy Thomas | 278 | 16.8 | −4.6 |
| | Reform UK | Ian Broadbent | 157 | 9.5 | New |
| | Conservative | Catherine MacIntyre | 140 | 8.4 | −9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 803 | 48.5 | +8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,665 | 16.8 | −0.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.4 | |

### St Andrew's and Docklands

St Andrew's and Docklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Haroldo Herrera-Richmond* | 988 | 61.1 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Callum Best | 314 | 19.4 | −2.9 |
| | Green | Raymond Barry | 138 | 8.5 | New |
| | Conservative | Jack Devlin | 127 | 7.8 | −2.1 |
| | TUSC | James Bentley | 51 | 3.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 674 | 41.7 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,631 | 16.5 | −0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.00 | |

### Sutton

Sutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allen Healand* | 1,595 | 60.9 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | Paul Harper | 875 | 33.4 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Frankie Williams | 150 | 5.7 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 720 | 27.5 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,627 | 26.6 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +1.2 | |

### West Carr

West Carr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Randall* | 940 | 53.1 | −2.5 |
| | Labour | Karen Wood | 601 | 33.9 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | Colin Baxter | 155 | 8.7 | −2.4 |
| | TUSC | Joyce Marshall | 79 | 4.3 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 339 | 19.2 | −8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,777 | 20.0 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -4.3 | |

## By-elections
### Bricknell

Bricknell by-election 21 September 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sharon Hofman | 919 | 43.7 | −9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucy Lennon | 647 | 30.8 | +25.3 |
| | Conservative | John Fareham | 418 | 19.9 | −15.9 |
| | Green | Kevin Paulson | 98 | 4.7 | −1.2 |
| | Yorkshire | James Steel | 19 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 272 | 12.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,109 | 35.0 | −1.7 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,052 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 17.2 | |

### Avenue

The by-election was called following the resignation of Marjorie Brabazon who held one of the seats for Labour.
Avenue by-election 15 February 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rhiannon Beeson | 1,186 | 45.7 | +9.7 |
| | Labour | Karen Wood | 1,029 | 39.7 | −11.3 |
| | Green | James Russell | 198 | 7.6 | −2.5 |
| | Independent | Michael Whale | 139 | 5.3 | New |
| | Conservative | Alex Hayward | 43 | 1.7 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 6.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,607 | 29.0 | −8.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,111 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 10.5 | |