Leader and Cabinet

Leader and Cabinet

Overview

Newcastle City Council cabinet members on the staircase in the ceremonial entrance of the Civic Centre. From left to right they are Councillors Wendy Taylor, Owen Burbridge, James Cole, Mark Mitchell, Christine Morrissey, Peter Lovatt and Colin Ferguson

Picture: Newcastle City Council Cabinet. From left to right Cllr Wendy Taylor, Cllr Owen Burbridge, Cllr James Coles, Cllr Mark Mitchell (Deputy leader, Cllr Christine Morrissey, Cllr  Peter Lovatt and Cllr Colin Ferguson (Leader)

Cabinet is the part of the council that is responsible for most strategic decisions.

It includes the:

  • leader of the council
  • deputy leader
  • councillors with portfolio responsibilities

Decisions are either made by:

  • Cabinet
  • a committee of the Cabinet
  • individual Cabinet members
  • officers under powers delegated by Cabinet

After a council election

Following a council election the incumbent leader and deputy remain in post until at least the council's annual meeting a few weeks later.

Our annual meeting took place on 27 May 2026.

As political control of the council changed as a result of the election at the annual meeting:

  • a new leader and deputy were be appointed
  • the new administration's Cabinet was be formed

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