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Hull City Council

Local authority area: City of Kingston upon Hull

City of Kingston upon Hull is an unitary authority, in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It covers 71.5 km² and had 268,852 residents in 2022 — about 3,763 people per km². The authority dates from 1835. The council is based in Kingston upon Hull.

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Town hall in the administrative centreGuildhall, Kingston upon Hull
Guildhall, Kingston upon Hull
Photo: Hullian111 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People

Population

Estimates recorded for City of Kingston upon Hull, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022268,852+4.5% since 2012
Land area71.5km²27.6 sq mi
Density3,763/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#91of 382 UK councils · #84 in England
Population estimates4 data points
257.2K259K260.6K268.9K
2012201520182022
History

How the council came to be

  1. 1835
    Created

    City of Kingston upon Hull became a local authority area.

Same region, same type

Other unitary authorities in Yorkshire and the Humber

All councils in Yorkshire and the Humber
East Riding of Yorkshire346,309
Elections

21 electoral wards

Census 2021: 267,013 residents in 115,472 households across the wards; 15.3% aged 65+, 48.3% of homes owned, 35.1% of households without a car.

1Newington & Gipsyville7,212 households · 11.0% aged 65+17,0262St Andrew's & Docklands8,263 households · 11.8% aged 65+16,7043Orchard Park6,461 households · 12.8% aged 65+16,0674Beverley & Newland6,737 households · 14.8% aged 65+15,6445Southcoates6,170 households · 16.3% aged 65+15,0616North Carr5,786 households · 12.1% aged 65+14,855

All wards of City of Kingston upon Hull

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CThe Wilson CentreCouncil office · Hull HU1 2AG · hours listedTHull GuildhallTown hall · Hull HU1 2AATHull City CouncilTown council · Hull HU2 9DBTHull City CouncilTown council · Hull HU1 2ABTHull City CouncilTown council · Hull HU1 2AA
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Constituencies

Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham · 8 wardsKingston upon Hull East · 8 wardsKingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice · 5 wards
Source: Wikidata Q21885987 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.