Hull City Council: local authority assessment

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Assessment published: 24 October 2025

About Hull City Council

Demographics

The City of Kingston Upon Hull is an urban area which covers approximately 27 square miles and sits on the northern shore of the Humber Estuary in the north-east of England. The population of Hull is estimated to be around 271,000 people and has been growing steadily largely due to international migration. Hull has a relatively young population compared to England averages, with 15.56% of the population being aged 65 or older.  

Hull’s population are mostly white, with 83.9% people identifying as White British, 7.4% as other White backgrounds and 0.4% as White Irish, Gypsy and Travellers or Roma. In Hull, 1.7% of the resident population is from Mixed Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, 2.8% is Asian or Asian British, 1.9% are Black or Black British, and 1.8% other BAME backgrounds. Hull has an Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) score of 10, which means it is among the 10% most deprived areas nationally. A local authority with a decile of 1 means it is in the least deprived group (lowest 10%), while a local authority with a decile of 10 means it is in the most deprived group (highest 10%).  

On May 1st 2025 Hull became part of the Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority alongside the East Riding of Yorkshire. An elected mayor representing Reform UK leads the Combined Authority to oversee decisions devolved from central government to the region. Hull is part of the Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board which also includes the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, York and North East Lincolnshire.  

Hull Council has a Liberal Democrat majority with 29 of the 58 councillors representing the party.  

Financial facts  

• The local authority estimated that in 2023/24, its total budget would be £437,971,000. Its actual spend for that year was £446,772,000 which was £8,801,000 more than estimated.  
• The local authority estimated that it would spend £114,482,000 of its total budget on adult social care in 2023/24. Its actual spend for that year was £114,218,000 which was £264,000 less than estimated.  
• In 2023/24 25.57% of the budget was spent on adult social care.  
• The local authority has raised the full adult social care precept for 2023/24, with a value of 2%. Please note that the amount raised through adult social care precept varies from local authority to local authority.  
• Approximately 4385 people were accessing long-term ASC support, and approximately 615 people were accessing short-term adult social care support in 2023/24. Local Authorities spend money on a range of adult social care services, including supporting individuals. No two care packages are the same and vary significantly in their intensity, duration, and cost.  

This data is reproduced at the request of the Department of Health and Social Care. It has not been factored into our assessment and is presented for information purposes only.