Category Archives: Elections

Back to the Future? Transport Devolution is coming to the NE

In May 2024 voters in NE England will choose a new NE Mayor as part of the region's North East devolution deal, with new powers over transport, housing and skills. This will mean that, for the first time since bus deregulation in 1986, there will be control over our public transport by local - and locally accountable - politicians. Read more [...]

Local Elections 2022

Elections for Newcastle City Council are due to be held on 5 May 2022. This blog looks at what has happened since the local elections in 2021, and what local candidates and political parties are offering now. We have looked at local election manifestos as these are where the parties set out what they want to achieve and how they will prioritise resources to achieve it.   Read more [...]

Newcastle City Council Elections 6 May 2021

The delayed elections for Newcastle City Council and for the Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner are due to be held on 6 May 2021. These were originally due to be held in 2020 but were postponed by the Government because of Covid-19.

This blog looks at what has happened since the last local elections in 2019, and what local candidates and political parties are offering now. Read more [...]

General Election 2019

We have had a look at the political manifestoes for the forthcoming general election on Thursday 12 December to see what they say about walking and cycling. In recent years there has been remarkable political alignment from all parties about the need to prioritise and encourage walking and cycling. What has been largely lacking is a budget to go with it. Read more [...]

Newcastle City Council Elections 2 May 2019

Elections for Newcastle City Council are due to be held on 2 May 2019. As with last year we're keen to find out how the candidates propose to address transport-related issues in our community. To do that we've come up with five statements or pledges and we have asked each of the candidates whether they support these or if not what they plan to do instead. Read more [...]

Newcastle City Council Elections 3 May 2018

Elections for Newcastle City Council are due to be held on 3 May 2018, with new ward boundaries as a result of the recent Local Government Boundary Review.

Gosforth is now split across four wards: Fawdon and West Gosforth, Gosforth, Dene and South Gosforth, and Parklands. Each of these new wards will be represented by three councillors and voters in each ward can vote for up to three candidates.

With lots of new faces we're keen to find out what the candidates think, in particular about Read more [...]

General Election 2017

With the upcoming General Election on Thursday 8 June 2017 SPACE has taken the opportunity to write to all candidates standing in the Newcastle Central and Newcastle North constituencies (Gosforth straddles both constituencies).

The following series of questions we believe are essential to how people move around safely in our community.  This is our request:

Congratulations on being selected as a candidate for the Newcastle Central constituency.

SPACE for Gosforth is a volunteer led constituted Read more [...]