The data below shows that 51.9% of the population in the Lamesley electoral ward are female, and 48.1% are male. This compares similarly with both the average in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, as well as the national average.[1][2][3] A total of 1.9% of the population were from a black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) group. This figure is significantly lower than that of the national average (14.6%), as well as being somewhat lower than the borough average (3.7%).[1][2][3]
Data from the Office for National Statistics found that the average life expectancy in the Lamesley electoral ward is 77.9 years for men, and 79.6 years for women. Average life expectancy in the North East of England is 77.4 years for men, and 81.4 years for women.[4] Car ownership is lower than the national average (74.2%), but is slightly higher than the average in the borough (63.5%), with 65.3% of households in the ward having access to at least one car.[1][2][3]
Lamesley is a local council ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. This ward covers an area of around 10.1 square miles (26km2), and has a population of 8,862.[5]As of September2020[update], the ward is served by three councillors: Mary Foy, Michael Hood and Sheila Gallagher.[6]
