Christopher Ord: councillor for Whickham North and Swalwell, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

Christopher Ord is a Liberal Democrats councillor for the Whickham North and Swalwell ward on Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, according to the council's own published list.

Council: Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Whickham North and Swalwell
Party: Liberal Democrats
Official profile: gateshead.moderngov.co.uk
Source: Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Christopher Ord

These are the details Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council publishes for Christopher Ord, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:

Email: cllr.cord@gateshead.gov.uk
Phone: 0191 433 2074
Phone: 07594645999
Post: Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead, NE8 1HH
Official profile: gateshead.moderngov.co.uk

Who else represents Whickham North and Swalwell

Peter Craig Liberal Democrats
Susan Craig Liberal Democrats

Liberal Democrats on Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

Liberal Democrats holds 12 of the 66 seats on Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council. The largest group is Reform UK, with 38. Seats by party: Reform UK 38, Labour 12, Liberal Democrats 12, Green Party 3, Independent 1.

Leaders and post holders on Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

Nick Allan Leader of the Council
Fiona Pearce Deputy Leader of the Council

All 66 councillors of Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Whickham North and Swalwell

Christopher Ord sits on Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Gateshead, each with its own page:

North East Mayoral Combined Authority led by Kim McGuinness
Northumbria Police led by Susan Dungworth, Vanessa Jardine
Blaydon and Consett: Liz Twist (Labour) MP
Gateshead Central and Whickham: Mark Ferguson (Labour) MP
Jarrow and Gateshead East: Kate Osborne (Labour) MP
Washington and Gateshead South: Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Labour) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Gateshead, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.