Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead
Metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, England. It includes Gateshead, Rowlands Gill, Whickham, Blaydon, Ryton, Felling, Birtley, Pelaw, Dunston and Low Fell. The borough forms part of the Tyneside conurbation, centred on Newcastle upon Tyne. At the 2021 census, the borough had a population of 196,154.
Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead | |
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Motto(s): In Unity, Progress | |
Coordinates: 54°57′N 1°36′W | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | England |
Region | North East |
Ceremonial county | Tyne and Wear |
City region | North East |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Named for | Gateshead |
Administrative HQ | Civic Centre, Gateshead |
Government | |
• Type | Metropolitan borough |
• Body | Gateshead Council |
• Executive | Leader and cabinet |
• Control | Labour |
• Leader | Martin Gannon (L) |
• Mayor | Kath McCartney |
• MPs | 3 MPs
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Area | |
• Total | 55 sq mi (142 km2) |
• Rank | 168th |
Population (2022)[3] | |
• Total | 197,722 |
• Rank | 99th |
• Density | 3,600/sq mi (1,389/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
• Ethnic groups | |
Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Postcode areas | |
Dialling codes | 0191 |
ISO 3166 code | GB-GAT |
GSS code | E08000037 |
Website | gateshead |
It is bordered by the local authority areas of Newcastle upon Tyne to the north, Northumberland to the west, County Durham to the south, Sunderland to the south-east, and South Tyneside to the east. The council is a member of the North East Combined Authority.