2026 Newcastle City Council election

2026 Newcastle City Council election

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All 78 seats to Newcastle City Council 40 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Lab LD NI Leader Nick Kemp Colin Ferguson Tracey Mitchell Party Labour Liberal Democrats Newcastle Ind. Leader's seat Byker Gosforth Denton and Westerhope   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Ind Grn Con Party Independent Green Conservative
Leader before election Nick Kemp Labour Leader after election TBD

The 2026Newcastle City Council election will take place on 7 May 2026, ^[1] with all 78 seats on Newcastle City Council up for election. ^[2] The election will be held alongside other local elections across Great Britain.

Since the previous council election in 2024, the council fell into No overall control, with the Labour Party remaining the single largest party, but losing control of the council. The Liberal Democrats remained the largest opposition.

References

1. "Upcoming elections". Newcastle City Council. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
2. Holland, Daniel (July 28, 2025). "Rachel Reeves spotted in Newcastle as Chancellor joins by-election campaign". Chronicle Live.