Council

Attendance (65 councillors)

Councillor	Party	Ward	Status
Alex Geddes	Labour	Ryton, Crookhill and Stella	Present
Amanda Wintcher	Liberal Democrats	Pelaw and Heworth	Present
Amelia Ord	Liberal Democrats	Dunston Hill and Whickham East	Present
Angela Douglas	Labour	Bridges	Present
Barry Turnbull	Labour	High Fell	Present
Bill Dick	Labour	Felling	Present
Brenda Clelland	Labour	Dunston and Teams	Present
Catherine Donovan	Labour	Lobley Hill and Bensham	Present
Chris Buckley	Labour	Ryton, Crookhill and Stella	Present
Christopher Ord	Liberal Democrats	Whickham North	Present
Daniel Duggan	Liberal Democrats	Low Fell	Present
Daniel Weatherley	Labour	Birtley	Present
Dawn Welsh	Liberal Democrats	Low Fell	Present
Dot Burnett	Labour	Dunston and Teams	Present
Eileen McMaster	Labour	Lobley Hill and Bensham	Present
Freda Geddes	Labour	Ryton, Crookhill and Stella	Present
Gary Haley	Labour	Dunston and Teams	Present
George Kasfikis	Labour	Felling	Present
Hugh Kelly	Labour	Crawcrook and Greenside	Present
Ian Patterson	Liberal Democrats	Pelaw and Heworth	Present
Jamie Park	Labour	Chopwell and Rowlands Gill	Present
Jane McCoid	Independent	Lamesley	Present
Jill Green	Labour	Wardley and Leam Lane	Present
Jim Turnbull	Labour	Windy Nook and Whitehills	Present
Joe Sowerby	Liberal Democrats	Birtley	Present
John Adams	Labour	Saltwell	Present
John McElroy	Labour	Chowdene	Present
Jonathan Mohammed	Liberal Democrats	Whickham South and Sunniside	Present
Jonathan Wallace	Liberal Democrats	Whickham South and Sunniside	Present
Judith Gibson	Labour	High Fell	Present
Judith Turner	Labour	Lamesley	Present
Julie Simpson	Labour	Winlaton and High Spen	Present
Kathleen McCartney	Labour	Crawcrook and Greenside	Present
Kathryn Henderson	Labour	Crawcrook and Greenside	Present
Kathryn Walker	Labour	High Fell	Present
Keith Wood	Labour	Chowdene	Present
Kevin Dodds	Labour	Lobley Hill and Bensham	Present
Leanne Brand	Liberal Democrats	Saltwell	Present
Lee-Ann Moir	Labour	Blaydon	Present
Leigh Kirton	Labour	Deckham	Present
Lynne Caffrey	Labour	Chopwell and Rowlands Gill	Present
Malcolm Brain	Labour	Blaydon	Present
Maria Hall	Labour	Winlaton and High Spen	Present
Marilynn Ord	Liberal Democrats	Whickham South and Sunniside	Present
Martin Gannon	Labour	Deckham	Present
Maureen Goldsworthy	Labour	Chowdene	Present
Michael McNestry	Labour	Chopwell and Rowlands Gill	Present
Pamela Burns	Labour	Winlaton and High Spen	Present
Paul Diston	Liberal Democrats	Pelaw and Heworth	Present
Paul Elliott	Liberal Democrats	Birtley	Present
Peter Craig BEM	Liberal Democrats	Whickham North	Present
Peter Maughan	Liberal Democrats	Dunston Hill and Whickham East	Present
Rachel Hart	Labour	Windy Nook and Whitehills	Present
Ron Beadle	Liberal Democrats	Low Fell	Present
Sharron Potts	Labour	Wardley and Leam Lane	Present
Sheila Gallagher	Labour	Lamesley	Present
Sonya Dickie	Labour	Felling	Present
Steve Ronchetti	Labour	Blaydon	Present
Vicky Anderson	Liberal Democrats	Dunston Hill and Whickham East	Present
Bernadette Oliphant	Labour	Deckham	Absent
Denise Robson	Labour	Saltwell	Absent
John Eagle	Labour	Bridges	Absent
Robert Waugh	Independent	Bridges	Absent
Stuart Green	Labour	Wardley and Leam Lane	Absent
Susan Craig	Liberal Democrats	Whickham North	Absent

Data last updated: 23 February 2026