2026 Newcastle City Council election

The 2026 Newcastle City Council election will occur on 7 May 2026, with all 78 seats on Newcastle City Council up for election. 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. He 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.

Previous council composition

Changes 2024–2026:

• July 2024: Gerry Keating (Liberal Democrats) resigns – by-election held September 2024
• September 2024: Peter Allen (Liberal Democrats) wins by-election
• October 2024: Thom Campion (Liberal Democrats) leaves party to sit as an independent
• April 2025: Jane Byrne (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent
• June 2025: Milo Barnett (Labour) resigns – by-election held August 2025
• August 2025: Sarah Peters (Green) gains by-election from Labour
• November 2025:
• Nick Kemp (Labour), John Stokel-Walker (Labour), Marion Williams (Labour), David Wood (Labour), Margaret Wood (Labour), and Stevie Wood (Labour) leave party to sit as independents
• Alistair Chisholm (Labour) joins Greens

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