Sandra Pickering: councillor for Birtley South, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

Sandra Pickering is a Reform UK councillor for the Birtley South ward on Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Sandra Pickering is also Cabinet Member for Public Health and Community Safety.

Council: Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Birtley South
Party: Reform UK
Posts: Cabinet Member for Public Health and Community Safety
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 Sandra Pickering

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

Email: cllr.spickering@gateshead.gov.uk
Phone: 07889953111
Official profile: gateshead.moderngov.co.uk

Who else represents Birtley South

William Pay Reform UK
Martin Turnbull 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 Birtley South

Sandra Pickering 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 Name or seat out of date?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.