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Newcastle City Council is the city council
City council

A city council is a form of local government, usually covering a city or other urban area, such as a town. The system of government has roots back at least to the Roman Empire....
 for the metropolitan borough of Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a City status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Situated on the north bank of the River Tyne, the city developed from a Roman Empire settlement called Pons Aelius, though it owes its name to the Newcastle Castle built in 1080, by Robert Curthose, the eldest son of...
 in Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear

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

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. The council consists of 78 councillors, three for each of the city's 26 wards. It is currently controlled by the Liberal Democrats and led by John Shipley OBE.

The Current Lord Mayor is David Leslie Wood and the Deputy Lord Mayor (Sheriff) is Mike Cookson for 2008 to 2009.

council had been under the control of the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Left-wing politics in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently organised again....
 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 the United Kingdom in England and Wales, on 1 April 1974....
, until 2004.






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Newcastle City Council is the city council
City council

A city council is a form of local government, usually covering a city or other urban area, such as a town. The system of government has roots back at least to the Roman Empire....
 for the metropolitan borough of Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a City status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Situated on the north bank of the River Tyne, the city developed from a Roman Empire settlement called Pons Aelius, though it owes its name to the Newcastle Castle built in 1080, by Robert Curthose, the eldest son of...
 in Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear

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

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. The council consists of 78 councillors, three for each of the city's 26 wards. It is currently controlled by the Liberal Democrats and led by John Shipley OBE.

The Current Lord Mayor is David Leslie Wood and the Deputy Lord Mayor (Sheriff) is Mike Cookson for 2008 to 2009.

Political control

The council had been under the control of the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Left-wing politics in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently organised again....
 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 the United Kingdom 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.

Year Labour Liberal Democrats Other
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

  • Sir Jeremy Beecham
    Jeremy Beecham

    Sir Jeremy Beecham, Deputy Lieutenant is a British Labour Party politician and a senior figure in English local government. He was leader of Newcastle City Council and the first Chairman of the...
     (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-Present)


Wards

Newcastle has 26 electoral wards.
  • Benwell and Scotswood
    Benwell and Scotswood

    Benwell and Scotswood is an Ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England 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 The Automobile Association.The population of t...
  • Blakelaw
    Blakelaw

    Blakelaw is an Ward situated in the West End of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England England. The population of the ward is 11,186, which is 4.6% of the city's population....
  • Byker
    Byker

    Byker is an inner city Wards of the United Kingdom in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It is in the east of the city, south of the Heaton, Newcastle area and north of St Peter's, Newcastle upon Tyne....
  • Castle
    Castle, Newcastle upon Tyne

    Castle is a Ward of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England England. The ward encompasses the villages of Brunswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Dinnington, Tyne and Wear and Hazlerigg....
  • Dene
    Dene, Newcastle upon Tyne

    Dene is a Ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England England. The ward takes its name from the nearby canyon at Jesmond Dene. Contained within the ward are government offices of the Department for Work and Pensions and the Freeman Hospital....
  • Denton
    Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne

    Denton is a ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England 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 to the north of the city centre. Gosforth constituted an urban district from 1895 to 1974, when it was merged with the county borough of Newcastle, the urban district of Newburn and parts of Castle Ward Rural District into the Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne....
     (East
    East Gosforth

    East Gosforth also known as Gosforth East is an electoral ward in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. It was created in 2004. The population of the ward is 8,981, 3.5% of the...
     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 borough, bordering the river Tyne. The name is well known in connection with the great ordnance and naval works of William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, Mitchell & Co....
  • Fawdon
    Fawdon

    Fawdon is a Ward of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is close to the A1 road western bypass. The population of the ward is 10,475, 4% 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, Newcastle upon Tyne....
  • Heaton
    Heaton, Newcastle

    Heaton is 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, Walkergate to the east, Byker to the south and Jesmond and Sandyford, Newcastle upon Tyne to the west....
     (North and South)
  • Jesmond
    Jesmond

    Jesmond is a residential suburb and Wards of the United Kingdom just north of the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The population is about 12,000....
     (North and South)
  • Kenton
    Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne

    Kenton is a suburb and Ward in the north west of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It borders the Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne and is on the road towards Newcastle Airport....
  • Lemington
    Lemington

    Lemington is a housing area and ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England England....
  • Newburn
    Newburn

    Newburn is a semi rural village in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. As of 2001, the area had a population of 41,294....
  • 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 Ward .The source of the Ouseburn is located at Callerton in the north of the city near Newcastle Airport....
  • Parklands
    Parklands, Newcastle upon Tyne

    Parklands is an Ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England England. It encompasses the northern edge of the suburb of Gosforth and covers most of the Newcastle Great Park residential and business development....
  • Walker
    Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne

    Walker is a residential suburb and Ward just east of the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Walker's name is a hybrid of Old English and Viking Old Norse, "Wall-kjerr", where "kjerr" is Norse for "marshy woodland"....
  • Walkergate
    Walkergate

    Walkergate is an area and Ward in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It is in the east of the city, north of Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne proper, east of the Heaton, Newcastle area and west of Wallsend....
  • Westerhope
    Westerhope

    Westerhope is an Ward of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Westerhope is located in the north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne and is one of Newcastle's 26 electoral wards....
  • Westgate
    Westgate, Newcastle upon Tyne

    Westgate is an Ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England England.External links ...
  • Wingrove
    Wingrove

    Wingrove is an Ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England England. The ward encompasses the Spital Tongues and Arthur's Hill housing areas, as well as the Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne open space and Newcastle General Hospital....
  • Woolsington
    Woolsington

    Woolsington is a village and civil parish in the Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It is north-west of the Newcastle upon Tyne City Centre, and covers a large geographical area; and is one of the city's 26 Ward ....


    • 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


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