2026 Newcastle City Council election

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2026 Newcastle City Council election
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All 78 seats to Newcastle City Council
40 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
LeaderKaren KilgourColin FergusonNick Hartley
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Green
Leader's seatWest FenhamGosforthByker
Last election15 seats, 40.6%7 seats, 24.8%2 seats, 14.3%
Seats before36224
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
LeaderDoc AnandTracey Mitchell
Party Conservative Independent Newcastle Ind.
Leader's seatGosforthDenton and Westerhope
Last election1 seats, 10.5%1 seats, 6.5%1 seats, 2.8%
Seats before163
 Seventh party
 
LeaderMarion Williams
Party East End and Associates Independents
Leader's seatBlakelaw
Last electionDid not exist
Seats before6
Leader before election

Karen Kilgour
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.

In August 2025, Jamie Driscoll, former Mayor of the North of Tyne and former Newcastle City Council member, announced he was standing in the election in Monument ward, and said that a progressive alliance of Majority, the Green Party and independents could win control of Newcastle City Council. In December 2025, Driscoll joined the Green Party. [3]

Previous council composition

After 2024 electionBefore 2026 election
PartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 45 Labour 36
Liberal Democrats 23 Liberal Democrats 22
Green 2 Green 4
Newcastle Ind. 3 Newcastle Ind. 3
Conservative 1 Conservative 1
Independent 4 Independent 12 [a]

Changes 2024–2026:

References

  1. ↑ Includes East End and Associates Independent Group
  2. ↑ All sit as part of the East End and Associates Independent Group, which is not registered as a political party.
  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.
  3. ↑ Holland, Daniel (18 August 2025). "Ex-mayor Jamie Driscoll to stand for election in Newcastle under 'progressive alliance' plans". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  4. ↑ Shakespeare, Austen (31 July 2024). "By-election called following resignation of long-standing Newcastle councillor". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — North Jesmond Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  6. ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Double SNP win in Dundee". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  7. ↑ Holland, Daniel (28 April 2025). "Newcastle Labour loses another councillor and now holds less than 50% of council". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  8. ↑ Holland, Daniel (30 June 2025). "Newcastle by-election looms after Jesmond Labour councillor resigns". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — South Jesmond Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  10. ↑ Holland, Daniel (5 November 2024). "Newcastle Labour exodus as ex-council leader Nick Kemp and five others quit". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "Newcastle City Labour councillor Alistair Chisholm defects to Greens". BBC News. 20 November 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
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