Division of Newcastle Division of Newcastle The Division of Newcastle is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. The division was named after the city of Newcastle, around which the division is centred. The current Member for the Division of Newcastle, since the 2013 federal election, is Sharon Claydon, a member of the Australian Labor Party. It has been held by the Australian Labor Party for its entire existence. Historically, it has been one of that party's
2018 Newcastle City Council election one of the oldest people to stand in the United Kingdom in an election. Prior to the election, the composition of the council was: After the election, the composition of the council is: 2018 Newcastle City Council election The 2018 Newcastle City Council elections took place on 3 May 2018, on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. For the first time since 2004, boundary changes occurred across Newcastle upon Tyne and the entire council was up for re-election. In June 2016, the Boundary Commission published draft proposals of potential new ward boundaries, with significant changes