Gateshead Council is the local government authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. The council is based at Gateshead Civic Centre and is made up of twenty two electoral wards, each with three elected councillors.
It is bordered by five other local authorities: Newcastle upon Tyne to the north, Northumberland to the west, County Durham to the south, Sunderland to the south east, and South Tyneside to the east.