After May 7
Reform UK majority
Council size: 66 seats · 66 up on May 7
Council · Metropolitan borough
Gateshead
Reform UK majority after May 7 2026. (Majority gained, previously Labour)
What happened on May 7
Seats won and overall control
Reform UK
38 of 66 seats
Won 38 on May 7 · had 0 before · majority
Next election
May 2030
Whole council every 4 years.
Post-May 7 composition
Every party's seat count on the new council
Pre-May-7 composition is the latest OCD snapshot of who held each seat; post is pre minus seats up plus actual winners.
How accurate was the model here?
Our 7 May 2026 forecast for Gateshead
Locked, sha256-witnessed forecast scored against the actual count. See the full national accuracy audit →
Our locked May 7 forecast
The pre-election prediction
This is the seats-on-the-ballot projection we published before polls opened, used here for accuracy comparison only.
All wards
Per-ward forecast vs actual
| Ward | Our top pick | Actual winner | Predicted share | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birtley North & Lamesley | Reform UK | Reform UK | 44.7% | low |
| Birtley South | Reform UK | Reform UK | 44.4% | low |
| Blaydon | Labour | Reform UK | 46.3% | high |
| Bridges | Reform UK | Green Party | 31.5% | high |
| Chopwell & Rowlands Gill | Reform UK | Labour | 44.7% | low |
| Chowdene | Labour | Reform UK | 40.1% | high |
| Crawcrook & Greenside | Reform UK | Labour | 44.7% | low |
| Deckham | Labour | Reform UK | 34.6% | high |
| Dunston Hill & Whickham East | Reform UK | Reform UK | 44.6% | low |
| Dunston, Teams & Riverside | Reform UK | Reform UK | 44.7% | low |
| Felling | Labour | Reform UK | 36.1% | high |
| High Fell | Labour | Reform UK | 37.9% | high |
| Lobley Hill & Bensham | Reform UK | Reform UK | 47.4% | low |
| Low Fell | Lib Dem | Lib Dem | 38.4% | high |
| Pelaw, Heworth & Bill Quay | Reform UK | Lib Dem | 44.7% | low |
| Ryton, Crookhill & Stella | Reform UK | Labour | 47.3% | low |
| Saltwell | Labour | Labour | 32.2% | high |
| Wardley & Leam Lane | Reform UK | Reform UK | 47.1% | low |
| Whickham North & Swalwell | Reform UK | Lib Dem | 44.7% | low |
| Whickham South & Sunniside | Reform UK | Lib Dem | 44.7% | low |
| Windy Nook & Whitehills | Reform UK | Reform UK | 47.4% | low |
| Winlaton & High Spen | Reform UK | Reform UK | 47.4% | low |