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.
It is currently controlled by Labour and led by Nick Forbes. the Lord Mayor was Councillor David Cook and the Deputy Lord Mayor and Sheriff was Councillor Habib Rahman.

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

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

Wards

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

Population by ward