Newcastle upon Tyne

A review of the number of councillors, wards and ward names for Newcastle City Council
Currently in review

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Consultation on proposals

We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.

Dates: 9 Jul 2024 - 16 Sep 2024

Previous stages

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.

Dates: 23 Jan 2024 - 1 Apr 2024

We decide how many councillors an authority should have.

Dates: 16 Jan 2024 - 16 Jan 2024

New arrangements apply to elections after this date.

Dates: 8 Nov 2017

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.

Dates: 8 Nov 2016

We review the electoral and boundary arrangements of councils to make sure they are fair. Our reviews include at least two rounds of public consultation before we make recommendations for change. 

• 16 January 2024 We decide how many councillors there should be
• 23 January- 1 April 2024 We carry out an initial public consultation on communities
• 9 July - 16 September 2024 We carry out a public consultation on our proposals
• 7 January 2025 We publish our recommendations
• TBD We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations
• 2026 New arrangements apply to local elections

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Latest Information

Consultation on proposals

We have proposed a new pattern of wards. We want to hear the views of local people and organisations to help us produce our recommendations for change.

As a result of our draft recommendations on new warding patterns, we are making changes to the electoral arrangements for the following parish/town councils:

Previous stages

Initial consultation

Local views given during our initial consultation

You can see comments received from local people and organisations about their communities.

We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities. The Commission has decided that the number of councillors in Newcastle should be 78, the same as now

Councillor numbers

The first stage of this electoral review is to determine the number of councillors who should represent the local authority in the future.

Effective date

The Newcastle upon Tyne (Electoral Changes) Order 2017 was made on 8 November 2017.

Officers within the council will now make sure the new arrangements are in place for elections held in May 2018.

Final report

Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements were published on 8 November 2016.

Previous Reviews

Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.

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