Hull City Council local elections 2024: Full list of candidates announced

Joseph Gerrard

8 April 2024 at 5:19 pm·3-min read

Seats in 19 of the 21 wards represented at Hull's Guildhall are up for election this year -Credit:Hull City Council

The candidates standing in Hull in this year's local elections and police and crime commissioner (PCC) poll have been announced.

A total of 75 candidates are vying for seats in the 19 of Hull City Council's 21 wards up for election this year. The Liberal Democrats, Labour and Conservatives are all fielding candidates in every ward up for election, with no polls taking place in Central or Pickering wards this year.

Candidates are also standing for the Greens, Reform UK, the Trade Union and Socialist Coalition (TUSC), the Yorkshire Party and as independents in some Hull wards. It comes as voters are set to head to the polls on Thursday, May 2 for local elections to decide control of The Guildhall and also to cast ballots for the Humberside police and crime commissioner.

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This year's election will see the Liberal Democrats try to retain or build on their control of the council as they go to into the vote with 33 out the 57 seats on The Guildhall. Labour will be looking to improve on its current 24 seat total and will fight to try and take back control of the council after losing it in 2022.

The ruling Liberal Democrats and the Labour opposition are currently the only two parties represented in The Guildhall. The PCC elections are set to see Conservative incumbent Jonathan Evison stand for re-election against Labour's Simon O'Rouke and Liberal Democrat Bob Morgan.

The full list of candidates standing for election in Hull:

Avenue

Alex Hayward, Conservatives
John Robinson, Liberal Democrats
James Russell, Greens
Karen Wood, Labour
James Steele, Yorkshire Party
Michael Whale, Trade Union and Socialist Coalition (TUSC)

Beverley & Newland

Joanna Collins, Labour
Otis Griffin, Conservatives
Michael Hirst, Trade Union and Socialist Coalition
Michael Ross, Liberal Democrats

Boothferry

Alison Collinson, Liberal Democrats
James Ireland, Labour
John Sharp, Conservatives
Archie Lamplugh, Greens

Bricknell

John Fareham, Conservatives
Brian Gilliland, Liberal Democrats
Rowan Halstead, Yorkshire Party
Peter North, Labour
Kevin Paulson, Greens

Derringham

Andy Donegan, Greens
George Grozav, Labour
Darius Kirtiklis, Liberal Democrats
Michael Whitehead, Conservatives

Drypool

John Allison-Walsh, Greens
Oscar Seal, Labour
Stephen Hackett, Conservatives
Scott Preston, Liberal Democrats

Holderness

Stephen Brown, Conservatives
Linda Tock, Liberal Democrats
Jan Hornby, Labour
Paul Spooner, Trade Union and Socialist Coalition (TUSC)

Ings

Gordon Bradshaw, Greens
Mark Bisbey, Liberal Democrats
Alan Gardiner, Labour
Zia Vennoyer, Conservatives

Kingswood

Sofiya Koch, Labour
Ted Dolman, Liberal Democrats
Ash Winters, Conservatives

Longhill & Bilton Grange

James Sargeant, Conservatives
Julia Connor, Liberal Democrats
Dean Kirk, Labour
Tony Smith, Trade Union and Socialist Coalition

Marfleet

Geoff Horton, Conservatives
Sharon Belcher, Labour
Curtiss Craig, Liberal Democrats

Newington & Gipsyville

Daniel Bond, Conservatives
Tracey Dearing, Labour
Keith Smith, Liberal Democrats

North Carr

Martin Baker, Reform UK
Jan Loft, Liberal Democrats
Paul Harper, Labour
Graeme Wightman, Conservatives

Orchard Park

Brian Tompsett, Liberal Democrats
John Rymer, Conservatives
John Gilling, Independent
Rosie Nicola, Labour

Southcoates

Ian Broadbent, Reform UK
Archie Bartlett, Conservatives
Hester Bridges, Labour
Brian Gurevitch, Liberal Democrats

St Andrew’s & Docklands

Barry McGrath, Independent
Callum Best, Liberal Democrats
Charles Dinsdale, Conservatives
Daren Hale, Labour

Sutton

Rob Dunstan, Labour
Jonathan Cahill, Liberal Democrats
Frankie Williams, Conservatives

University

Mark Collinson, Liberal Democrats
Sian Humphries, Labour
Ben Lavender, Conservatives
Clare Wildey, Greens

West Carr

Colin Baxter, Conservatives
Joyce Marshall, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Tracey Neal, Liberal Democrats
Finn Anderson, Labour

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