Newcastle upon Tyne Borough Council

Newcastle City Council
Type
Type	Metropolitan district
Leadership
Lord Mayor	Cllr Linda Wright, Labour Since 25 May 2017
Leader of the Council	Cllr Nick Forbes, Labour Since 5 May 2011
Structure
Seats	78 councillors
Political groups	Administration      Labour (53) Other parties      Liberal Democrat (20)      Independent (4)      Vacant (1)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	5 May 2016
Next election	3 May 2018
Meeting place
Newcastle Civic Centre, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne
Website
www.newcastle.gov.uk

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 current Lord Mayor is Councillor Linda Wright and the current Sheriff and Deputy Lord Mayor is Councillor David Down.

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

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 53 Labour councillors, 20 Liberal Democrats councillors and 4 Independent councillors.

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

Newcastle has 26 electoral wards, however the boundaries are to be subjected to change following an electoral review in 2016.