Newcastle City Council is the local government authority for Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

, a city in Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. 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 Current Lord Mayor is Brenda Hindmarsh and the Deputy Lord Mayor (Sheriff) is Geoff O'Brien for 2010 to 2011.

Political control

The council had been under the control of the Labour Party

Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...

 from its reconstitution in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972

Local Government Act 1972

The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....

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

Mr Barry Rowland is the Council's Chief Executive, as of September 2009.

It was announced that two of Newcastle City Councillors were to be made working Peers, for Labour Sir Jeremy Beecham and for the Liberal Democrats current Councillor Leader John Shipley.

Year	Labour	Liberal Democrats	Other
2011	43	33	2
2010	34	42	2
2009	27	47	3
2008	29	49	0
2007	33	45	0
2006	30	48	0
2004	30	48	0
2003	54	24	0
2002	58	20	0
2000	62	16	0
1999	64	14	0
1998	65	13	0

Leaders

• T Dan Smith (Labour, 1959-1965)
• Frank Butterfield (Labour, 1965-1966)
• Bert Abrahart (Labour, 1966-1967)
• Arthur Grey (Conservative, 1967-1973)
• Tom Collins (Labour, 1973-77)
• Sir Jeremy Beecham
  Jeremy Beecham
  Jeremy Beecham, Baron Beecham, Kt, DL is a British Labour politician and a senior figure in English local government. He was leader of Newcastle City Council and the first Chairman of theLocal Government Association...
  
   (Labour, 1977-1994)
• Tony Flynn (Labour, 1994-2004)
• Peter Arnold (Lib Dem, 2004-2006) (left Post to be Deputy Lord Mayor of Newcastle for 2006 to 2007)
• John Shipley OBE (Lib Dem, 2006-2010)
• David Faulkner (Lib Dem, 2010- 2011)
• Nick Forbes (Lab, 2011 - present)

The office of Leader of the Council was formally established during T Dan Smith's period of control, with official recognition and administrative support being accorded to the Leader of the Council and the Leader of the Opposition.

Wards

Newcastle has 26 electoral wards. http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/wsapp.nsf/soapweb/PCSearch?opendocument

Benwell and Scotswood Benwell and Scotswood Benwell and Scotswood is an electoral ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. The ward encompasses the Benwell and Scotswood housing areas, as well as the Newcastle Business Park, which is located on the banks of the River Tyne and houses offices of companies such as British Airways and... Blakelaw Blakelaw Blakelaw is an electoral ward situated in the West End of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. The population of the ward is 11,186, which is 4.6% of the city's population. Car ownership in the area is 50.6%: this is lower than the city average of 54.7%... Byker Byker Byker is an inner city electoral ward in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It is in the east of the city, south of the Heaton area and north of St Peter's. Byker Metro station serves the area.The area also contains the Byker Wall estate. The population of the ward is... Castle Castle, Newcastle upon Tyne Castle is a ward of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. The ward encompasses the villages of Brunswick, Dinnington and Hazlerigg. Castle ward borders the neighbouring authorities of North Tyneside and Northumberland. The population of the ward is 9,912 making up 3.8% of the total... Dene Dene, Newcastle upon Tyne Dene is an electoral ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. The ward takes its name from the nearby gorge at Jesmond Dene. Contained within the ward are government offices of the Department for Work and Pensions and the Freeman Hospital. The population of the ward is 9,554, 3.7% of the... Denton Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne Denton is an electoral ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. The ward encompasses the Chapel House and West Denton housing areas. The population of the ward is 10,857, 4.2% of the total population of Newcastle-upon-Tyne... Gosforth Gosforth Gosforth is an area of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom, to the north of the city centre. Gosforth constituted an urban district from 1895 to 1974, when it became part of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne. It has a population of 23,620...  (East East Gosforth East Gosforth also known as Gosforth East is an electoral ward in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK. It was created in 2004. The population of the ward is 8,981, 3.5% of the total population of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Car ownership in the area is 68.8%, higher than the city average of 54.7%...  and West West Gosforth West Gosforth is an electoral ward in the north of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. It was created in 2004. The population of the ward is 9,681, 3.7% of the total population of Newcastle upon Tyne... ) Elswick Elswick, Tyne and Wear Elswick is a ward of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, in the western part of the city, bordering the river Tyne. One of the earliest references to the coal mining industry of the north east occurs in 1330, when it was recorded that the Prior of Tynemouth let a colliery, called Heygrove, at... Fawdon Fawdon Fawdon is an electoral ward of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is close to the A1 western bypass. The population of the ward is 10,890, 5.7% of the total population of Newcastle upon Tyne... Fenham Fenham Fenham is an area of the west end of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It lies to the west of the city centre, and is bounded on the north and east by a large area of open land known as the Town Moor. To the south lies Benwell, whilst West Denton lies to the west, Blakelaw and Cowgate to the north, and... Heaton Heaton, Newcastle Heaton is a residential suburb and is split into two electoral wards located in the east end of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, about from the City Centre. It is bordered by the neighbouring areas of Benton and Cochrane Park to the north, Walker and Walkergate to the east, Byker to the south and...  (North and South) Jesmond Jesmond Jesmond is a residential suburb and is split into two electoral wards just north of the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The population is about 12,000. It is adjacent to, and to the east of, the Town Moor, providing pedestrian and cycle paths to Spital Tongues and the city's two Universities...  (North and South)

Kenton Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne Kenton is a suburb and electoral ward in the north west of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It borders the Town Moor and Gosforth. Kenton also has close road links to Newcastle Airport.... Lemington Lemington Lemington is a housing area and electoral ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England.-History:Lemington has a strong industrial history. It is famous for its brick glassworks cone, built in 1787... Newburn Newburn Newburn is a semi rural village, parish, electoral ward and former urban district in western Tyne and Wear, North East England. Situated on the banks of the River Tyne, it is built rising up the valley from the river... Ouseburn Ouseburn The Ouseburn is a river which flows through Newcastle upon Tyne into the River Tyne. The river gives its name to the Ouseburn electoral ward.... Parklands Parklands, Newcastle upon Tyne Parklands is an electoral ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. It encompasses the northern edge of the suburb of Gosforth and covers most of the Newcastle Great Park residential and business development.-Education:... Walker Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne Walker is a residential suburb and electoral ward just east of the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Walker's name is a hybrid of Old English and Viking Norse, "Wall-kjerr", where "kjerr" is Norse for "marshy woodland"... Walkergate Walkergate Walkergate is an area and electoral ward in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It is in the east of the city, north of Walker proper, east of the Heaton area and west of Wallsend. Areas within the Walkergate ward include Daisy Hill, Eastfield, Walkerdene and Walkerville... Westerhope Westerhope Founded originally to the West of Newcastle upon Tyne, England to provide housing for working families with sufficient land to grow vegetables, Westerhope expanded substantially in Victorian times with the discovery of workable coal reserves.... Westgate Westgate, Newcastle upon Tyne Westgate is an electoral ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England.- External links :*... Wingrove Wingrove Wingrove is an electoral ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. The ward encompasses the Spital Tongues and Arthur's Hill housing areas, as well as the Town Moor open space and Newcastle General Hospital. Confusingly, part of Fenham is included in the Wingrove ward, even though there... Woolsington Woolsington Woolsington is a village and civil parish in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne within Tyne and Wear, England. It is north-west of the city centre, and covers a large geographical area; and is one of the city's 26 electoral wards. The parish also includes Newbiggin Hall, Woolsington village and...

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