Kingston upon Hull is a unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district in Humberside. A third of the Council is elected each year with no election every four years. Since the boundary changes in 2002 until 2018, 59 councillors are elected from 23 wards with each ward electing either 2 or 3 councillors.[1] Following a review, in 2017, by the Local Government Boundary Commission this was reduced to 57 councillors from 21 wards effective from the 2018 elections.[2]
Due to boundary changes every ward and every council seat were up for election on 3 May 2018, new wards "East Carr" and "West Carr" replace East Bransholme and West Bransholme and include part of Sutton Park estate too. Labour, Lib Dems and Conservatives are standing candidates for every seat, Green Party have 9 standing and UKIP five.[3]
- ^ "Councillors and wards". Hull City Council. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- ^ "Ward Boundary Changes". Hull City Council. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ Young, Angus (7 April 2018). "Find out who is standing to become a Hull councillor in your area". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 15 April 2018.