The heated election ended with a No Overall Control council
Reform now hold 10 seats in the Guildhall(Image: Donna Clifford/Hull Live)
The balance of power in Hull City Council has shifted following a fiercely fought set of local elections. The Liberal Democrats group, run by council leader, Cllr Mike Ross, have lost their majority in the Guildhall.
The story of the night was one of triumph and collapse. Reform UK, who went into the night without a single councillor, won 10 of the 19 seats that were up for grabs.
The Labour Party, on the other hand, saw their position on the council hammered, managing to hold just one of their eight seats up for election. The results mean the era of a two-party system in Hull is well and truly over.
The new makeup of the Guildhall:
- Liberal Democrats – 26 seats
- Labour – 16 seats
- Reform UK – 10 seats
- Independents – 5 seats
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A number of seats came down to the wire, including the St Andrews and Docklands ward where Reform’s Salman Anwar won by just 12 votes. In doing so, Reform displaced Labour’s Leanne Fudge.
A number of key council figures held onto their seats, including the deputy leader, Cllr Jackie Dad (Lib Dem – Holderness), and the deputy leader of the Labour Group, Cllr Sharon Hofman, in the Bricknell ward.
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