Finance and Budget Monitoring Scrutiny Committee

Attendance (9 councillors)

Councillor	Party	Ward	Status
Colin Ferguson	Liberal Democrat	Gosforth	Present
Gareth Kane	Liberal Democrat	Ouseburn	Present
Joyce McCarty	Labour and Co-operative Party	Wingrove	Present
Mark Mitchell	Liberal Democrat	West Fenham	Present
Stephen Barry-Stanners	Labour and Co-operative Party	Lemington	Present
Susan Anthony	Labour Party	Benwell and Scotswood	Present
Nick Kemp	East End and Associates Independent Group	Byker	Absent
Rob Higgins	Labour Party	Benwell and Scotswood	Absent
Stephen Powers	Labour and Co-operative Party	Arthur's Hill	Absent

Data last updated: 23 February 2026