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Kingston upon Hull: what’s happening where you live
What the council itself has published on the five things it most shapes for a household: homes, getting about, the bill, the local environment and schools. Each line is quoted from the council’s own document, with the link. This page says what was decided or proposed; it never says whether it was right.
Hull City Council: Unitary authority (unitary), England, Yorkshire and The Humber; part of the HYCA combined authority. GOV.UK lists it as a unitary council.
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- Household waste collection: Providing information
- Household waste collection: Reporting
- Bulky household waste collections: Applications for service
- Household garden waste: Providing information
- Recycling bags and containers: Providing information
- Road maintenance: Reporting
- Street lighting: Reporting
- Noise pollution: Reporting
- Council tax annual notification: Providing information
- Council tax discount: Applications for service
- Council tax benefit new claim: Applications for service
- Housing benefit new claim: Providing information
- Electoral register: Providing information
- Primary school places: Applications for service
- Secondary school places: Applications for service
- Library facilities: Providing information
- Parking permits: Providing information
- Planning decision notices: Providing information
- Councillors directory: Providing information
- Complaints procedure: Providing information
Housing
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Transport
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Council tax
Band D set by Kingston upon Hull for 2026–27: £1,873.46 of a £2,295.04 total bill in the area.
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Environment
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Education
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Changes to schools in this area recorded by the Department for Education Updated automatically
No school here is currently recorded as proposed to open or close.
In the last twelve months: 4 opened (2 new provision, 2 academy converter), 2 closed (2 academy converter)
- Oakfield — closed; reason recorded: academy converter, 31 January 2026
- St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary) — closed; reason recorded: academy converter, 31 July 2026
- Harte's Academy — open; reason recorded: new provision, 13 January 2026
- Oakfield School — open; reason recorded: academy converter, 1 February 2026
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy (primary) — open; reason recorded: academy converter, 1 August 2026
- The Fast Forward School — open; reason recorded: new provision, 30 July 2026
What the council plans to spend, 2026–27
| Service | Budget |
|---|---|
| Education services | £147.4 million |
| Highways and transport services | £17.1 million |
| Children's social care | £102.1 million |
| Adult social care | £154.2 million |
| Public health | £34.3 million |
| Housing services (general fund only) | £16.9 million |
| Cultural and related services | £23.5 million |
| Environmental and regulatory services | £45.3 million |
| Planning and development services | £7.2 million |
| Police services | none budgeted |
| Fire and rescue services | none budgeted |
| Central services | £15.6 million |
| Other services | £6.4 million |
| Total service expenditure | £570.1 million |
Kingston upon Hull in numbers
- Total population
- 275,401 people
- Median age
- 36 years
- Gross disposable household income per head
- £17,731
- Gross median weekly pay
- £566
- Children in relative poverty after housing costs
- 37.2%
- Claimant Count
- 5.6%
- Average house price
- £135,511
- Housing affordability ratio (residence-based)
- 4.5 affordability ratio
- Female healthy life expectancy
- 53.3 years
- Male healthy life expectancy
- 53.1 years
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- 3.5 tCO2e per capita
- Gigabit capable broadband
- 99.6%
- Public electric vehicle chargers
- 89.3 per 100,000 population
- Active businesses
- 7,335 number of enterprises
Who runs the council
57 seats in 2026. Run by: Liberal Democrats, as a minority administration.
Councillors by party: Liberal Democrats 26, Labour Party 16, Reform UK 10, Independent / Other 5.
Next scheduled council election: 6 May 2027.
All 57 councillors, by ward
- Abhimanyu Singh (Labour Party) — Avenue
- Karen Wood (Labour Party) — Avenue
- Rhiannon Beeson (Liberal Democrats) — Avenue
- Lucy Lennon (Liberal Democrats) — Beverley & Newland
- Michael Ross (Liberal Democrats) — Beverley & Newland
- Paul Drake-Davis (Liberal Democrats) — Beverley & Newland
- Alison Collinson (Liberal Democrats) — Boothferry
- Jack Haines (Liberal Democrats) — Boothferry
- Maria Coward (Liberal Democrats) — Boothferry
- Peter North (Independent / Other) — Bricknell
- Sharon Hofman (Labour Party) — Bricknell
- Motokin Ali (Liberal Democrats) — Central
- Shane McMurray (Labour Party) — Central
- George Grozav (Labour Party) — Derringham
- Martin Baker (Reform UK) — Derringham
- Sarita Robinson (Liberal Democrats) — Derringham
- Diana Hatcher (Liberal Democrats) — Drypool
- Linda Chambers (Liberal Democrats) — Drypool
- Scott Preston (Liberal Democrats) — Drypool
- Jackie Dad (Liberal Democrats) — Holderness
- Kalvin Neal (Liberal Democrats) — Holderness
- Linda Tock (Liberal Democrats) — Holderness
- Alan Gardiner (Labour Party) — Ings
- Denise Thompson (Labour Party) — Ings
- Charles Quinn (Liberal Democrats) — Kingswood
- Ted Dolman (Liberal Democrats) — Kingswood
- Aaron Pickering (Reform UK) — Longhill & Bilton Grange
- Julia Conner (Independent / Other) — Longhill & Bilton Grange
- Sherilee Jepmond (Independent / Other) — Longhill & Bilton Grange
- Duncan Graham (Reform UK) — Marfleet
- Rosemary Pantelakis (Labour Party) — Marfleet
- Sharon Belcher (Labour Party) — Marfleet
- Alexandra Graham (Reform UK) — Newington & Gipsyville
- Gill Kennett (Labour Party) — Newington & Gipsyville
- Tracy Dearing (Labour Party) — Newington & Gipsyville
- Deborah Carnall (Reform UK) — North Carr
- Garreth Byrne (Liberal Democrats) — North Carr
- Paul Harper (Labour Party) — North Carr
- Gary Wareing (Independent / Other) — Orchard Park
- Neil Fletcher (Reform UK) — Orchard Park
- Rosie Nicola (Labour Party) — Orchard Park
- Mark Ieronimo (Liberal Democrats) — Pickering
- Tracey Henry (Liberal Democrats) — Pickering
- Hester Bridges (Independent / Other) — Southcoates
- Jessica Smith (Labour Party) — Southcoates
- Richard Kelly (Reform UK) — Southcoates
- Daren Hale (Labour Party) — St Andrew's & Docklands
- Haroldo Herrera-Richmond (Labour Party) — St Andrew's & Docklands
- Salman Anwar (Reform UK) — St Andrew's & Docklands
- Allen Healand (Liberal Democrats) — Sutton
- Jonathan Cahill (Liberal Democrats) — Sutton
- Simon Taylor (Reform UK) — Sutton
- Laura Juskey (Liberal Democrats) — University
- Mark Collinson (Liberal Democrats) — University
- Ben Padwick (Reform UK) — West Carr
- Christine Randall (Liberal Democrats) — West Carr
- Tracey Neal (Liberal Democrats) — West Carr