Elected Council

  • Councillors

    Councillors

    Council is made up of a Lord Mayor and twelve Councillors. Find contact details.

  • Lord Mayor

    Lord Mayor

    Councillor John Tate has been a member of Newcastle City Council since September 1980 and Lord Mayor since 1999. He was re-elected Lord Mayor in the September 2008 elections.

  • Code of conduct

    Newcastle City Council's Code of Conduct sets the minimum requirements for behaviour for Councillors, Council staff, members of Council committees and contractors to Council in carrying out their functions.

  • Council elections

    Local elections of Councillors and the Lord Mayor are held on the second Saturday of September in every 4th year. Local government elections are conducted by the Electoral Commissioner for NSW.

  • Council meetings

    City ward maps

    The City of Newcastle is divided into four wards. Find out which ward you live in.