Hull City Council
(Kingston upon) Hull City Council is the governing body for the unitary authority and city of Kingston upon Hull. It was created in 1972 as the successor to the Corporation of (Kingston upon) Hull, which was also known as Hull Corporation.
Structure
Since 2002 Hull City Council consists of 59 councillors which are elected from 23 wards, each ward returning either two or three councillors.[1] The council has several subcomponents with differing responsibilities:
- Cabinet: The Cabinet makes most day-to-day decisions. It consists of the council leader, council deputy leader, and eight other councillors (called Portfolio Holders), all elected by the full council.[2]
- Cabinet Committees: The Cabinet appoints councillors to Cabinet Committees to handle specific responsibilities, such as granting of contracts above a certain monetary value.[2]
- Task Groups: The Cabinet can form temporary units called Task Groups, usually to deal with specific issues. These can contain members from outside the council, such as persons expert in the issue or members of the public.[2]
- Area Committees: These committees are responsible for different geographic areas of the city. They advise the Council and perform certain duties assigned. The Area Committees hold public area forums, in which citizens can participate directly.[2]
- Regulatory Committees: Required by law or by the nature of the function for which they are responsible. These functions include planning, licensing, standards, school government, and civic affairs.[2]
- Overview and Scrutiny Committees: Designed to allow citizens greater say in council oversight, these committees hold public hearings into issues of local concern.[2]
| Ward |
Area |
Councillors |
Map location |
| Avenue |
Wyke |
3 |
19 |
| Beverley |
Northern |
2 |
15 |
| Boothferry |
West |
3 |
22 |
| Bransholme East |
North Carr |
2 |
12 |
| Bransholme West |
North Carr |
2 |
13 |
| Bricknell |
Wyke |
2 |
20 |
| Derringham |
West |
3 |
21 |
| Drypool |
Riverside |
3 |
4 |
| Holderness |
Park |
3 |
10 |
| Ings |
East |
3 |
9 |
| Kings Park |
North Carr |
2 |
14 |
| Longhill |
East |
3 |
8 |
| Marfleet |
Park |
3 |
5 |
| Myton |
Riverside |
3 |
3 |
| Newington |
Riverside |
3 |
23 |
| Newland |
Wyke |
2 |
18 |
| Orchard Park & Greenwood |
Northern |
3 |
16 |
| Pickering |
West |
3 |
1 |
| Southcoates East |
Park |
2 |
7 |
| Southcoates West |
Park |
2 |
6 |
| St Andrews |
Riverside |
2 |
2 |
| Sutton |
East |
3 |
11 |
| University |
Northern |
2 |
17 |
Political composition
In the 2011 election Labour regained control of the council following the collapse of the Liberal Democrat vote.[3] Prior to this Hull City Council had been led by a Liberal Democrat administration since the 2006 election. Originally as a minority administration, the Liberal Democrats first gained overall control of the council after the 2007 election. The council had been led by Labour since the early 1970s until 2002. They again led the council as a minority administration between 2003 and 2006.
See also
Notes
- ^ The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 1.
References
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