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!
Rishi Sunak has called for a General Election, Labour and the Tories think this is a two horse race, let’s put the old horses back in the stable. Send a message to Westminster and vote Liberal Democrat on the 4th July.
Gateshead Councillors will be asked to give Gateshead Football Club a secure 10 year tenancy at Gateshead International Stadium.
New figures analysing sewage dumped in Council areas have revealed that sewage was dumped into waterways in Gateshead for 15,977 hours in 2023.
The levels of recorded mumps cases in Gateshead per 100,000 sits at nearly three times the level of the whole of England and Wales, according to a council report.
Supporters of Gateshead Football Club and football fans across the country have been massively let down by Gateshead Council.
Liberal Democrat Ron Beadle said the development is "moving at a snail's pace" and has called for the current plans to be scrapped.
The UK is facing a mental health emergency. Liberal Democrats have a proud record of pushing Britain’s mental health services forward. Now we are offering the bold solutions we need to fight the crisis unfolding in our communities.
British universities are a world-leading export and an engine for innovation, but today, the sector is at a breaking point. Liberal Democrats have passed a new plan to deliver a fairer deal for students and graduates and secure the future of the sector.
Liberal Democrats are committed to building town centres that inspire pride for generations to come. It is time to stop ignoring the decline of our high streets and breathe new life into them as vibrant hubs for the future.
