2022 Newcastle City Council election

2022 Newcastle City Council election

← 2021 5 May 2022 2023 →
26 out of 78 seats to Newcastle City Council 40 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Nick Kemp Nick Cott Party Labour Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Byker Fawdon & West Gosforth Last election 52 seats, 39.2% 20 seats, 19.5% Seats before 50 20 Seats won 19 7 Seats after 51 21 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 31,265 16,556 Percentage 44.2% 23.4% Swing 5.0% 3.9%   Third party Fourth party   Leader N/A Jason Smith Party Independent Newcastle Ind. Last election 3 seats, 7.0% 3 seats, 6.8% Seats before 3 3 Seats won 1 0 Seats after 3 3 Seat change Popular vote 3,434 4,062 Percentage 4.9% 5.7% Swing 2.1% 1.1%
Winner of each seat at the 2022 Newcastle City Council election
Council control before election Nick Forbes Labour Council control after election Nick Kemp Labour

The 2022 Newcastle City Council election took place on 5 May 2022. One third of councillors — 26 out of 78 — on Newcastle City Council were elected. The election took place alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.

In the previous council election in 2021, the Labour Party maintained its control of the council, holding 52 seats after the election. There were twenty Liberal Democrat councillors, four independent councillors and two Newcastle Independents.