Place Scrutiny Committee

Attendance (9 councillors)

Councillor	Party	Ward	Status
Doreen Huddart	Liberal Democrat	Manor Park	Present
Greg Stone	Liberal Democrat	Manor Park	Present
Hazel Stephenson	Labour Party	Benwell and Scotswood	Present
Joyce McCarty	Labour and Co-operative Party	Wingrove	Present
Rob Higgins	Labour Party	Benwell and Scotswood	Present
Stephen Barry-Stanners	Labour and Co-operative Party	Lemington	Present
Mike Cookson	Liberal Democrat	Ouseburn	In Attendance
Nick Kemp	East End and Associates Independent Group	Byker	Absent
Stephen Lambert	Labour Party	Kenton	Absent

Data last updated: 23 February 2026