Gateshead
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Review History
This timeline shows the key stages of the review process:
Councillor numbers
We decide how many councillors an authority should have.
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Consultation on proposals
We consult with local people and organisations to help us refine our proposals.
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral and boundary arrangements.
Making our recommendation into law
We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations.
Effective date
New arrangements apply to elections from this date.
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.
We are carrying out an electoral review of Gateshead because it has been a long time since the last review.
| 16 May - 10 July 2023 | We carry out a public consultation on council size |
| 22 August - 30 October 2023 | We carry out an initial public consultation on communities |
| 30 January - 8 April 2024 | We carry out a public consultation on our proposals |
| 9 July 2024 | We publish our recommendations |
| 8 October 2024 | We ask Parliament to approve our recommendations |
| May 2026 | New arrangements apply to local elections |
Visit our 'How reviews work' pages for more information on the review process.
Latest Information
Effective date
The Gateshead (Electoral Changes) Order 2024 was made in Parliament on 18 November 2024.
Previous stages
Making our recommendation into law
Parliamentary scrutiny of our recommendations
A draft Gateshead (Electoral Changes) Order 2024 was laid in Parliament on 8 October 2024.
If there is no successful objection by a member of the Commons or Lords within 40 parliamentary sitting days the draft Order will become law.
Final report
Our recommendations for new electoral arrangements were published on 9 July 2024.
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.
Initial consultation
Local views on our proposals
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
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.
We have decided that the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead should have 66 councillors.
Submissions received on council size are below.
Previous Reviews
Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.