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The council is based at the Civic Centre on Regent Street, which was purpose-built for the council and was completed in 1987. [24] Old Town Hall: Council's headquarters 1870–1987. Prior to 1987 the council had been based at the Town Hall on West Street, which had been completed in 1870 for the old Gateshead Borough Council. [25]
After Tyne and Wear County Council was abolished in April 1986, Gateshead Council took on significant extra responsibilities from the county council and the old town hall was considered inadequate for the expanded role. [2] The new building, which was designed by the borough's Director of Architecture, D W Robson, was completed in 1987. [3]
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The council has been talking about replacing the flyover since 2009, when plans for a tree-lined boulevard were first unveiled, and has now confirmed two bids for government funding in 2019 were ...
Result of the council election when these seats were last contested in 2021 Result of the most recent council election in 2023. The Local Government Act 1972 created a two-tier system of metropolitan counties and districts covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, the West Midlands, and West Yorkshire starting in 1974.
The North East Combined Authority (NECA) was established in April 2014, including seven councils: Durham, Sunderland, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside, Newcastle and Northumberland. [9] A devolution deal was agreed, including the creation of a mayor to be elected in 2017.
Gateshead Interchange is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the town of Gateshead in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 15 November 1981, following the opening of the third phase of the network, between Haymarket and Heworth .