Nick Forbes CBE (born 8 November 1973) is a British Labour politician who served as the leader of Newcastle City Council between 2011 and 2022. He was a councillor for Arthur's Hill between 2018 and 2022, and previous to that for the Westgate and Moorside areas of Newcastle. He was the leader of Labour Group on the Local Government Association, the national membership body for local authorities. Forbes also served as the LGA's Senior Vice Chair.