Gateshead
GOOD NEWS - Post Office returns!
The reopening of the unit has been welcomed by your local Lib Dem Focus Team - Jonathan Mohammed, Marilynn Ord and Jonathan Wallace.
1 Nov 2025
Gateshead Liberal Democrats
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A Lib Dem Council would empower residents to have a real say over issues that matter. In the meantime we speak up for people who all too often feel let down. Gateshead charges the highest levels of Council Tax for band D properties of any metropolitan borough in the country but residents feel that it is out of touch and unresponsive. That has to change!
Councillor Ron Beadle
Welcome to the new Gateshead Liberal Democrats website. Our team of 13 Councillors represent wards across Gateshead. We actively campaign across the borough, and we gained a new Councillor in each of the last two elections. We have been the only Opposition to Labour on the Council since 1996.
Currently we represent:
- Dunston Hill and Whickham East
- Low Fell
- Pelaw and Heworth
- Whickham North
- Whickham South and Sunniside
With activists across all 22 wards.
Our website includes information to help you get involved in community issues and access useful services such as reporting fly-tipping and responding to planning applications. You will also find contact details for each Councillor and updates about what we are doing for you!
Gateshead Focus
Gateshead
Shadon House demolished
Shadon House in Barley Mow is no more! It has been demolished following Gateshead Council’s decision to decommission the former social services building.
1 Nov 2025
Gateshead
New CCTV for Durham Road
Durham Road will be getting two new CCTV cameras from Northumbria Police.
1 Sep 2025
Gateshead
Lib Dems - the real alternative to Labour in Gateshead
Lib Dem Focus Team - Working hard all year round!
1 Aug 2025
Gateshead
Labour demolishes greenbelt
After years of battles in Gateshead Council, the bulldozers have been sent into the fields to the south of Whickham Highway. Labour’s housing plans for 570 houses on former greenbelt are taking shape.
1 Jul 2025
Gateshead
Gateshead Lib Dems call for Winter Fuel Payments to be backdated for local pensioners
Under the Government’s plans, all pensioners earning £35,000 a year or less will now have their Winter Fuel Payments reinstated this winter. However, those who are now eligible but lost out last winter won’t be reimbursed under the Government’s plans.
JW
19 Jun 2025
National Focus
Transport
Tackling Illegal E-Bikes and Dangerous Riding
By clamping down on illegal supply chains, holding tech platforms to account, and keeping our pavements safe for pedestrians, the Liberal Democrats are ensuring our towns and cities remain safe, accessible, and active.
OG
by Olly Glover
22 Sep 2026
Environment & Nature
Restoring our Waters: Britain's Water Company Crisis
The Liberal Democrats are standing up for billpayers, protecting our waterways, and demanding a water system that serves the public interest.
TF
22 Sep 2026
Science & Technology
Sovereignty in the Age of AI
The Liberal Democrats are ready to establish the UK as a world leader in responsible, democratic AI - backing home-grown talent, protecting national security, and ensuring technology works for everyone.
VC
22 Sep 2026