Overview and Scrutiny Coordination Committee

Attendance (12 councillors)

Councillor	Party	Ward	Status
Greg Stone	Liberal Democrat	Manor Park	Present
Marion Williams	East End and Associates Independent Group	Blakelaw	Present
Mark Mitchell	Liberal Democrat	West Fenham	Present
Nick Hartley	Green Party	Byker	Present
Rob Higgins	Labour Party	Benwell and Scotswood	Present
Stephen Lambert	Labour Party	Kenton	Present
Wendy Taylor	Liberal Democrat	Dene and South Gosforth	Present
Andrew Herridge	Labour and Co-operative Party	Castle	Absent
Clare Penny-Evans	Labour and Co-operative Party	Heaton	Absent
Colin Ferguson	Liberal Democrat	Gosforth	Absent
Joyce McCarty	Labour and Co-operative Party	Wingrove	Absent
Nabeela Ali	Labour Party	Monument	Absent

Data last updated: 23 February 2026