Newcastle City Council

Newcastle City Council is the local government authority for Newcastle upon Tyne, a city in Tyne and Wear, England. The council consists of 78 councillors, three for each of the city's 26 wards.

For the council of the city in Australia, see City of Newcastle.

Newcastle City Council
Type
Type
Metropolitan district
Leadership
Lord Mayor
Cllr David Cook, Labour
since 22 May 2019
Leader of the Council
Cllr Nick Forbes, Labour
since 5 May 2011
Chief executive
Pat Ritchie
since January 2013
Structure
Seats78 councillors
Political groups
Administration
     Labour (56)
Other parties
     Liberal Democrat (19)
     Independent (3)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
3 May 2018
Next election
7 May 2020
Meeting place
Newcastle Civic Centre, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne
Website
newcastle.gov.uk
Linda Wright, 801st Lord Mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne (2017-18), at Newcastle Pride 2017

It is currently controlled by Labour and led by Nick Forbes.[1] As of April 2020 the Lord Mayor was Councillor David Cook and the Deputy Lord Mayor and Sheriff was Councillor Habib Rahman. [2]

Political control

Elections are held by thirds, in three years out of four. 2004 saw boundary changes and all seats were up for re-election. Similarly, following boundary changes, all seats were up for re-election in 2018.

The council was under the control of the Labour Party from its reconstitution in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, until 2004. The Liberal Democrats controlled the Council from 2004 until 2011, when the Labour Party regained control.

There are currently 56 Labour councillors, 19 Liberal Democrat councillors and 3 Independent councillors.

Leaders
  • T Dan Smith (Labour, 1959–1965)
  • Frank Butterfield (Labour, 1965–1966)
  • Bert Abrahart (Labour, 1966–1967)
  • Arthur Grey (Conservative, 1967–1972)
  • John Cox (Conservative, 1972–74)

Leaders and control from 1974
Name Years Control
Tom Collins 1974–1977 Labour
Jeremy Beecham 1977–1994
Tony Flynn 1994–2004
Peter Arnold 2004–2006 Liberal Democrats
John Shipley 2006–2010
David Faulkner 2010–2011
Nick Forbes 2011 – present Labour

For a list of past Mayors and Lord Mayors see List of Lord Mayors of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Wards

Newcastle has 26 electoral wards.[3] Following an electoral review in 2016, the current boundaries were established in May 2018.[4]

Population by ward
Ward Under 16 % of ward 16–24 % of ward 25–44 % of ward 45–64 % of ward 65–75 % of ward 75+ % of ward
Benwell and Scotswood 3011 21.9 1569 11.4 3907 28.4 3055 22.2 1154 8.4 1045 7.6
Blakelaw 2529 22.6 1218 10.9 3097 27.7 2568 23 985 8.8 782 7
Byker 2385 21 1266 11.2 3306 29.2 2623 21.2 916 8.1 844 7.4
Castle 1938 19.6 985 9.9 3144 28.7 2640 21.2 658 6.6 537 5.4
Dene 1718 18 1339 14 3009 31.5 2016 21.1 695 7.3 776 8.1
Denton 2110 18.4 1029 9.5 2863 26.4 2535 21.2 1330 8.4 984 9.1
Gosforth East 1549 17.2 1112 12.4 2865 31.9 1930 21.5 646 7.2 882 9.8
Gosforth West 1883 19.6 893 9.2 2864 29.6 2317 23.9 844 8.7 871 9
Elswick 2419 21.4 1808 16 3246 28.7 2277 20.1 846 7.5 734 6.5
Fawdon 2239 21.4 1094 10.4 2916 27.8 2212 21.4 1051 10 949 9.1
Fenham 2294 21.1 1464 13.5 2966 27.3 2145 19.7 984 9.1 1016 9.4
Heaton North 1689 18 1333 14.2 2675 28.5 2085 22.2 856 9.1 752 8
Heaton South 846 10 2920 34.6 2488 29.4 1164 13.8 459 5.4 584 6.9
Jesmond North 938 11 3023 35.4 2434 28.5 1291 15.1 360 4.2 494 5.8
Jesmond South 590 7.3 2916 31.1 2525 31.3 1136 14.1 353 4.4 570 7.1
Kenton 2413 22.8 1180 11.1 3007 28.4 2199 20.8 887 8.4 895 8.5
Lemington 2198 20.8 1068 10.1 3236 30.6 2604 24.6 861 8.1 597 5.6
Newburn 1787 19.2 826 8.9 2591 22.9 2327 25 957 10.3 803 8.6
Ouseburn 847 10.9 2516 32.3 2260 29 1189 15.3 475 6.1 518 6.6
Parklands 1458 18.7 654 8.8 1971 25.2 2079 26.6 814 10.4 807 10.3
Walker 2796 23.6 1272 10.7 3279 27.6 2481 20.9 1129 9.5 921 7.8
Walkergate 1997 20.5 878 9 2811 28.8 2281 23.4 995 10.2 787 8.1
Westerhope 1523 15.8 915 9.5 2255 23.4 2890 30 1186 12.3 864 9
Westgate 921 12.1 2330 30.7 2391 31.5 1097 14.4 473 6.2 377 5
Wingrove 2251 19.6 3362 29.2 3171 27.5 1579 13.7 615 5.3 532 4.6
Woolsington 2384 22.2 972 9.1 3234 30.1 2248 20.9 1165 10.9 726 6.8
Newcastle total 46,543 18.2 39,942 15.6 74,511 29.1 54,960 21.5 21,694 8.5 18,562 7.2

See also

References
  1. "Leader of the Council - Newcastle City Council". www.newcastle.gov.uk.
  2. "Lord Mayor of Newcastle". www.newcastle.gov.uk. Newcastle City Council. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. "My Neighbourhood - My Neighbourhood". community.newcastle.gov.uk.
  4. "Electoral Review | Newcastle City Council". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
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