The North Carr area comprises three electoral wards: Bransholme East, Bransholme West and Kings Park. The area comprises of a mixture of Hull City Council owned and private properties, including the Bransholme Estate, more recent private developments primarily on Sutton Park and Kingswood.
There are also two main retail areas: Kingswood Retail and Leisure Park and Northpoint shopping centre, and a number of smaller shopping areas.