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 last boundary changes in 2002 59 councillors are elected from 23 wards with each ward electing either 2 or 3 councillors.
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
Non-metropolitan district
Unitary authority
Hull City Council election, 1973
Hull City Council election, 1976
Hull City Council election, 1979
Hull City Council election, 1983 (New ward boundaries)
Hull City Council election, 1984
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Hull City Council election, 1988
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Hull City Council election, 2002 (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by one)
Hull City Council election, 2003
Hull City Council election, 2004
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Hull City Council election, 2008
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Hull City Council election, 2011
Hull City Council election, 2012
Hull City Council election, 2014
Hull City Council election, 2015
Hull City Council election, 2016