Gateshead
Latest Information
Initial consultation
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Dates: 22 Aug 2023 - 30 Oct 2023
Previous stages
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We decide how many councillors an authority should have.
Dates: 16 May 2023 - 10 Jul 2023
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 |
| 2 July 2024 | We publish our recommendations |
| TBC | 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.
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Initial consultation
Local views on our proposals
We ask local people and organisations to tell us about their communities.
Previous stages
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.
Previous Reviews
Most recent and previous reviews are held on the UK Government Web Archive.