Political Composition
In the 2011 election Labour regained control of the council following the collapse of the Liberal Democrat vote. In the 2012 election Labour increased the number of seats they held. 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.
| Year | Lib Dems | Labour | Conservative | Others | Reference | Controlling Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 17 | 39 | 2 | 1 | Labour | |||||
| 2011 | 22 | 34 | 2 | 1 | Labour | |||||
| 2010 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 2 | Lib Dems | |||||
| 2008 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 4 | Lib Dems | |||||
| 2007 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 6 | Lib Dems | |||||
| 2006 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 6 | No Overall Control | |||||
| 2004 | 24 | 27 | 2 | 6 | No Overall Control | |||||
| 2003 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 8 | No Overall Control | |||||
| 2002 | 29 | 24 | 2 | 4 | No Overall Control | |||||
| 2000 | 10 | 44 | 2 | 4 | Labour | |||||
| 1999 | 4 | 51 | 1 | 4 | Labour | |||||
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