Gavin Brierley: councillor for Wardley and Leam Lane, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

Gavin Brierley is a Reform UK councillor for the Wardley and Leam Lane ward on Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Gavin Brierley is also Cabinet Member for Housing.

Council: Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Wardley and Leam Lane
Party: Reform UK
Posts: Cabinet Member for Housing
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 Gavin Brierley

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

Email: cllr.gbrierley@gateshead.gov.uk
Phone: 07889912105
Official profile: gateshead.moderngov.co.uk

Who else represents Wardley and Leam Lane

Fiona Pearce Reform UK Deputy Leader of the Council
Neil Whittle Reform UK

Reform UK on Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

Reform UK holds 38 of the 66 seats on Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, the largest group. 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 Wardley and Leam Lane

Gavin Brierley 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 Name or seat out of date?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.