Kingston upon Hull, City of.
Liberal Democrats-controlled unitary. £345m net revenue. 21 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Liberal Democrats chamber, 2-party MP geography.
Kingston upon Hull, City of is a unitary controlled by Liberal Democrats (28 of 57 seats). Net revenue is £345m for 2025-26. It covers 21 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Liberal Democrats 49% · last contested 7 May 2026
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhiannon Margaret Beeson | LD | Avenue | 2026 |
| Karen Denise Wood | Lab | Avenue | 2024 |
| Abhimanyu Singh | Lab | Avenue | 2023 |
| Lucy Alice Lennon | LD | Beverley Newland | 2026 |
| Michael James Ross | LD | Beverley Newland | 2024 |
| Paul Drake-Davis | LD | Beverley Newland | 2023 |
| Maria Coward | LD | Boothferry | 2026 |
| Alison Jayne Collinson | LD | Boothferry | 2024 |
| Jack Stuart Haines | LD | Boothferry | 2023 |
| Sharon Hofman | Lab | Bricknell | 2026 |
| Peter Shaun North | Lab | Bricknell | 2024 |
| Motokin Ali | LD | Central | 2026 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a grant-heavy unitary authoritie: 35% from council tax vs the cohort median of 59%.
Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)
Band-D bill.
| Council slice | £1,784 |
| County / upper-tier | £0 |
| Police | £295 |
| Fire & rescue | £103 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Total Band-D | £2,183 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Kingston upon Hull, City of split its revenue across services, compared with peer unitary authoritie-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.
The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.
Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.
Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).
Top by total — last 180 days
| Supplier | Paid | Share | Pmts |
|---|---|---|---|
| KINGSTOWN WORKS LIMITED | £10.66m | 8.1% | 500 |
| REDACTED | £6.60m | 5.0% | 9,538 |
| NO CHEQUE ONLY CHAPS / FASTER PAYMENT | £5.34m | 4.0% | 73 |
| NHS HUMBER AND NORTH YORKSHIRE ICB | £3.27m | 2.5% | 3 |
| NO CHQ ONLY HUMBERSIDE POLICE | £3.27m | 2.5% | 2 |
| STAGECOACH BUSWAYS | £3.23m | 2.4% | 118 |
| HULL ESTEEM CONSORTIUM LEP LIMITED | £2.56m | 1.9% | 19 |
| KINGSTOWN WORKS LIMITED. | £2.06m | 1.6% | 187 |
| CADDICK CONSTRUCTION | £2.04m | 1.5% | 4 |
| FORTEM ENERGY SERVICES LTD | £1.99m | 1.5% | 4 |
By service area · top supplier
| Service | Top supplier | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate And Central | KINGSTOWN WORKS LIMITED | £6.63m |
| Housing And Homelessness | KINGSTOWN WORKS LIMITED | £4.03m |
| Childrens Services | REDACTED | £3.83m |
| Adult Social Care | NHS HUMBER AND NORTH YORKSHIRE ICB | £3.24m |
| Waste And Recycling | STAGECOACH BUSWAYS | £3.09m |
| Planning And Economic | HUMBER LEARNING CONSORTIUM | £0.55m |
Kingston upon Hull, City of’s territory crosses 3 Westminster constituencies, with 2 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston upon Hull East | 8 | 38% | Karl Turner | Ind |
| Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham | 8 | 38% | Diana Johnson | Lab |
| Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice | 5 | 24% | Emma Hardy | Lab |
This council holds 2 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Liberal Democrats-controlled unitary — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 62 other unitary authorities
Police, Fire, Parish on top
26,013 payments · 3 Dec 2025 – 30 Jan 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level