Gateshead
Council motion on winter fuel allowance
Council motion on winter fuel allowance
22 Sep 2024
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
Tim Farron MP, endorses Gateshead campaign and gives message to Gateshead
MP Tim Farron met Lib Dem campaigners battling Labour to win the Bridges by-election in Gateshead. Tim gave an impromptu speech covering how Labour had won the general election by default but there was no great enthusiasm for Starmer.
9 Sep 2024
Gateshead
Tim Farron MP endorses Jonathan Aibi for Bridges Councillor
Tim Farron MP, visited Gateshead to support and endorse Jonathan Aibi in his Bridges Ward campaign.
JA
8 Sep 2024
Gateshead
Take children out of poverty
Jonathan Aibi said “The child benefit cap means families don't get financial support for more than two children. It is unfair and cruel.
4 Sep 2024
Gateshead
Success! After Jonathan demands better for Gateshead High Street, Council launch consultation
Soon after Jonathan Aibi called for the Council to improve Gateshead High Street, the Council launched a consultation asking for residents’ views on how to improve the High Street.
3 Sep 2024
Gateshead
WHO will stand up for our area? Jonathan Aibi WILL!
We need a strong local champion to challenge Labour bosses at the Council when they get things wrong
2 Sep 2024
National Focus
Mental Health
Whole-Person Mental Health: Care, Choice, Community, and Combatting Populism
The UK is facing a mental health emergency. Liberal Democrats have a proud record of pushing Britain’s mental health services forward. Now we are offering the bold solutions we need to fight the crisis unfolding in our communities.
DC
14 Mar 2026
Universities & Skills
From Local Roots to Global Reach: A Liberal Vision for Universities
British universities are a world-leading export and an engine for innovation, but today, the sector is at a breaking point. Liberal Democrats have passed a new plan to deliver a fairer deal for students and graduates and secure the future of the sector.
IS
14 Mar 2026
Economy & Business
Revitalising Town Centres and High Streets
Liberal Democrats are committed to building town centres that inspire pride for generations to come. It is time to stop ignoring the decline of our high streets and breathe new life into them as vibrant hubs for the future.
DC
14 Mar 2026