A year later, by a Northumberland County Council order dated 14 March 1895, the title was changed to Gosforth Urban District.

[2] On 15 July 1903, the Urban District Council applied for an order from Northumberland County Council to extend its boundaries to include the parishes of North Gosforth, East Brunton, West Brunton, Fawdon and the greater part of Kenton.

Gosforth then extended its boundaries after the County of Northumberland Review Order 1935, to include part of Castle Ward Rural District.

This comprised parts of East Brunton, Fawdon and North Gosforth civil parishes.

In 1974, the urban district was abolished and its area was transferred to the new metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear under the Local Government Act 1972.