Lib Dem response to ASI Enterprise Zone proposal
LIB DEMS: YES TO DEFENCE INVESTMENT AND HIGH-VALUE JOBS, BUT GATESHEAD NEEDS A BUSINESS CASE, NOT A PRESS RELEASE
A Lib Dem Council would empower residents to have a real say over issues that matter. In the meantime we speak up for people who all too often feel let down. Gateshead charges the highest levels of Council Tax for band D properties of any metropolitan borough in the country but residents feel that it is out of touch and unresponsive. That has to change!
Councillor Ron Beadle
Welcome to the new Gateshead Liberal Democrats website. Our team of 13 Councillors represent wards across Gateshead. We actively campaign across the borough, and we gained a new Councillor in each of the last two elections. We have been the only Opposition to Labour on the Council since 1996.
Currently we represent:
With activists across all 22 wards.
Our website includes information to help you get involved in community issues and access useful services such as reporting fly-tipping and responding to planning applications. You will also find contact details for each Councillor and updates about what we are doing for you!
LIB DEMS: YES TO DEFENCE INVESTMENT AND HIGH-VALUE JOBS, BUT GATESHEAD NEEDS A BUSINESS CASE, NOT A PRESS RELEASE
Liberal Democrat response to BNP candidate expulsion from Reform Councillor Ron Beadle, Liberal Democrat Leader of the Opposition on Gateshead Council, has responded to Reform’s expulsion of their candidate for Saltwell.
Gateshead flyover closure commemorated with birthday cake as Lib Dems urge demolition work to push on
Liberal Democrats Focus Team - working for you, all year round
Shadon House in Barley Mow is no more! It has been demolished following Gateshead Council’s decision to decommission the former social services building.
The reopening of the unit has been welcomed by your local Lib Dem Focus Team - Jonathan Mohammed, Marilynn Ord and Jonathan Wallace.
The Liberal Democrats have always believed that power belongs to the people, not foreign states, tech algorithms, or wealthy elites. Our new policy will defend British democracy, root out dark money, and rebuild public trust from the ground up.
Liberal Democrats believe active travel is not just transport policy - it is preventive healthcare, environmental action, and economic common sense.
Liberal Democrat members have passed a new policy to safeguard creators from AI exploitation, support grassroots venues, tear down barriers to touring, and rebuild music education for every child.