Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead

Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead
Metropolitan borough
Angel of the North
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  In Unity, Progress
Gateshead shown within Tyne and Wear
Coordinates: 54°57′N 1°36′W / 54.950°N 1.600°W / 54.950; -1.600
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 [1]
• Type	Metropolitan borough
• Body	Gateshead Council
• Executive	Leader and cabinet
• Control	Labour
• Leader	Martin Gannon (L)
• Mayor	Kath McCartney
• MPs	3 MPs Ian Mearns (L) Kate Osborne (L) Liz Twist (L)
Area [2]
• 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) [4]
• Ethnic groups	List 93.5% White 2.5% Asian 1.2% Mixed 1.1% Black 1.6% other
Religion (2021) [4]
• Religion	List 50.8% Christianity 40.1% no religion 2.1% Islam 1.5% Judaism 0.3% Hinduism 0.2% Buddhism 0.2% Sikhism 0.4% other 4.5% not stated
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas	NE
Dialling codes	0191
ISO 3166 code	GB-GAT
GSS code	E08000037
Website	gateshead.gov.uk

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.

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.