Nick Forbes
| Councillor Nick Forbes | |
|---|---|
| Leader of Newcastle City Council | |
|
Assumed office 5th May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | David Falkner |
| Leader of the Labour Party on Newcastle City Council | |
|
Assumed office May 2007 | |
| Leader of LGA Labour Group | |
|
Assumed office 6th January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Jim McMahon |
| Newcastle City Councillor for Westgate Moorside (2000-2004) | |
|
Assumed office 4th May 2000 | |
| Majority | 966 (70.8%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1974-75 United Kingdom |
| Political party | Labour |
Nick Forbes is the leader of Newcastle City Council. He is a member of the Labour Party and also leader of the Labour group on the City Council.[1]
Forbes became a councillor in May 2000, representing the Westgate part of the city, and went on to become Labour group leader in May 2007, and in 2011 became leader of the council following the 2011 local elections which saw the Liberal Democrats suffer heavy losses across the city, as well as nationally. He has been an extensive critic of the government's fiscal policy of cuts in funding to local government, and defended a policy of particularly cutting arts funding in the city in response.[2][3][4]
In February 2016, Forbes succeeded Jim McMahon as leader of Labour's Local Government Association.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/your-council-and-democracy/councillors-and-democracy/councillors/leader-of-the-council
- ↑ Harris, John. "Is saving Newcastle a mission impossible?". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ Butler, Patrick. "Newcastle council leader: arts cuts are inevitable result of coalition policy". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ Pope, Conor (6 Feb 2016). "Nick Forbes elected new leader of Labour’s local government group". Labour List. Retrieved 26 March 2016.