Paul Diston: councillor for Pelaw, Heworth and Bill Quay, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

Paul Diston is a Liberal Democrats councillor for the Pelaw, Heworth and Bill Quay ward on Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 3 May 2019.

Council: Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Pelaw, Heworth and Bill Quay
Party: Liberal Democrats
Term began: 3 May 2019
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 Paul Diston

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

Email: cllr.pdiston@gateshead.gov.uk
Phone: 0191 433 2074
Phone: 0191 4422319
Post: Gateshead Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead, NE32 4SG
Official profile: gateshead.moderngov.co.uk

Who else represents Pelaw, Heworth and Bill Quay

Ian Patterson Liberal Democrats
Amanda Wintcher 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 Pelaw, Heworth and Bill Quay

Paul Diston 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.