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
Rob Higgins	Labour Party	Benwell and Scotswood	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
Stephen Powers	Labour and Co-operative Party	Arthur's Hill	Absent

Data last updated: 23 February 2026