Council Government and Democracy

View article “A can-do organisation, with a positive working environment” – praise for Hull City Council in Peer Challenge report

“A can-do organisation, with a positive working environment” – praise for Hull City Council in Peer Challenge report

The passion and ambition for the city displayed by Hull City Council has received praise in a Local Government Association (LGA) Corporate Peer Challenge report. The report highlights that a “sense of pride and ownership is infectious and widespread” throughout the organisation and acknowledges that senior leaders are “engaging and widely recognised for their passion […]

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View article Budget proposals: Council Leader Mike Ross sets out plans for “cleaner, safer and fairer Hull” 

Budget proposals: Council Leader Mike Ross sets out plans for “cleaner, safer and fairer Hull” 

Updated: Full Council has today, 27 February, approved the budget for 2025/26. Hull City Council has published the Leader’s proposed budget for 2025/26. The proposals are to be discussed at the Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee on 14 February, before they go to Full Council on 27 February – where a final decision will […]

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View article Councillors approve building blocks to achieve the vision for Hull

Councillors approve building blocks to achieve the vision for Hull

How Hull City Council will contribute to the overall ambitions and priorities for Hull in the coming years can now be put in place, after Full Council approved the new Council Plan. The Council Plan 2024-2028 is the Council’s contribution towards the new Community Plan, which will shape the city for the next decade. Its […]

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View article Electoral register door-knock starts in Hull

Electoral register door-knock starts in Hull

Residents who have not yet confirmed their household voter registration details will receive a knock at the door this week, as council representatives start to visit outstanding properties. The annual canvass takes place to allow the council to keep the electoral register up-to-date, and all households who have previously received a canvass form need to […]

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View article Vision for Hull endorsed by Cabinet

Vision for Hull endorsed by Cabinet

UPDATE: Full Council voted to endorse the Council Plan at a meeting on Thursday 21 November 2024. Hull City Council’s priorities for the next four years have been set out, as Cabinet members have endorsed the proposed Council Plan. The Council Plan is the Council’s contribution towards the new Community Plan, which will shape the […]

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View article Polls now open for the 2024 UK Parliamentary Election

Polls now open for the 2024 UK Parliamentary Election

Residents across the UK can now vote in the UK Parliamentary Election as polls open. In Hull there are three constituencies – Kingston Upon Hull East, Kingston Upon Hull West and Haltemprice and Kingston Upon Hull North and Cottingham, that residents will have the opportunity to vote in. Details on all candidates for each constituencies […]

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View article Voting in the General Election: all you need to know

Voting in the General Election: all you need to know

Today (Tuesday 4 June), the Notice of Election has been posted by Hull City Council Chief Executive Matt Jukes as people across the country will soon be given the chance to vote on who represents their constituency in Parliament in the General Election. This year will see changes to the parliamentary constituency boundaries since the […]

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View article Polls now open for Hull’s local and Police and Crime Commissioner elections

Polls now open for Hull’s local and Police and Crime Commissioner elections

Residents across Hull have the opportunity to go to the polls today in the city council local election, as well as the Police and Crime Commissioner election. Elections are taking place in 19 of Hull’s 21 wards today. Central and Pickering wards do not have local elections. Residents in all wards have the opportunity to […]

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View article 2024’s local election candidates are published

2024’s local election candidates are published

Nominations have been published for this year’s local elections, residents can now find which candidates are standing for election in their ward. One seat is up for election in each of the 19 Hull wards that have scheduled local elections – there are no elections in Central and Pickering wards this year. Find out who […]

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