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Gateshead.

Reform UK-controlled metropolitan_borough. £280m net revenue. 22 wards across 0 parliamentary constituencies.

Typemetropolitan_borough
Seats66 councillors · 22 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Websitegateshead.gov.uk ↗
Net revenue · 2025-26
£280m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,578
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
38/66
Reform UK 58%
Westminster
0
constituencies overlap
Dispatch
14 Jul 2026

Reform UK chamber, opposed area.

Gateshead is a metropolitan_borough controlled by Reform UK (38 of 66 seats). Net revenue is £280m for 2025-26. It covers 22 wards spanning 0 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.66 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

Ref 38LD 13Lab 12Green 3

Reform UK 58% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Andrea Jane GrahamRefBirtley North & Lamesley2026
Michael Robert RobinsonRefBirtley North & Lamesley2026
Steven John MullinsRefBirtley North & Lamesley2026
Martin TurnbullRefBirtley South2026
Sandra Myra PickeringRefBirtley South2026
William Alfred PayRefBirtley South2026
Gillian Susan JacksonRefBlaydon2026
Pedro SantosRefBlaydon2026
Steve CampionRefBlaydon2026
Mark Andrew GormanGrnBridges2026
Melissa Amity HarkerGrnBridges2026
Rachel Mary CabralGrnBridges2026
Showing 12 of 66·All 66 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

44%
Council tax
£124.3m · median 44%
41%
Central grants
£113.7m · median 41%
15%
Business rates
£41.8m · median 14%

Revenue mix is close to the councils (metropolitan_borough) median: 44% council tax, 41% central grants.

Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)

Band-D bill.

Council slice£2,282
County / upper-tier£0
Police£196
Fire & rescue£100
GLA precept£0
Parish average£0
Total Band-D£2,578

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

Use the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings.

§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.10 buckets · vs 35 other councils (metropolitan_borough)

How does Gateshead split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (metropolitan_borough)-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.

Education36.1% of net spend · cohort median 41%
27 of 35-11% vs median
Adult Social Care27.7% of net spend · cohort median 26%
11 of 35+7% vs median
Children's Services15.1% of net spend · cohort median 15%
20 of 350% vs median
Public Health4.6% of net spend · cohort median 4%
9 of 35+6% vs median
Waste & Recycling4.5% of net spend · cohort median 4%
15 of 35+9% vs median
Planning & Economic Development3.4% of net spend · cohort median 2%
1 of 35+122% vs median
Culture & Leisure3.3% of net spend · cohort median 2%
6 of 35+37% vs median
Corporate & Central2.5% of net spend · cohort median 3%
25 of 35-20% vs median
Highways & Transport1.4% of net spend · cohort median 2%
21 of 35-5% vs median
Housing & Homelessness1.4% of net spend · cohort median 2%
22 of 35-16% vs median
How to read these bars

The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.

Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Net revenueMHCLG Final LGFS
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Service spendDerived from MHCLG CSP shares
vs 35 other councils (metropolitan_borough)
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for Gateshead
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level