Newcastle City Council
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Newcastle City Council is the city council for the metropolitan borough of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, in north-east England. 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 Diane Packman and the Deputy Lord Mayor is Peter Arnold for 2006 to 2007
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[edit] Political control
The council had been under the control of the Labour Party from its reconstitution in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 30 | 48 | 0 |
| 2003 | 54 | 24 | 0 |
| 2002 | 58 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 62 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 64 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 65 | 13 | 0 |
[edit] Leaders
- Sir Jeremy Beecham (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)
[edit] Wards
Newcastle has 26 electoral wards. [1]
