Political Control
The council had been under the control of the Labour Party from its reconstitution in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, until 2004. Elections are usually by thirds, in three years out of four. 2004 saw boundary changes and all seats were up for re-election.
Mr Ewen Weir is the Council's Acting Chief Executive, as of September 2012.
It was announced that two of Newcastle City Councillors were to be made working Peers, for Labour Sir Jeremy Beecham and for the Liberal Democrats Lord Shipley.
| Party | Seats | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | ||
| Labour | 64 | 63 | 62 | 59 | 54 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 34 | 43 | 51 | |
| Lib Dems | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 49 | 50 | 42 | 32 | 26 | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Party | Seats | Current Council (2011–12, as of November 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Labour | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lib Dems | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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