Barnet London Borough Council elections

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Barnet London Borough Council in London, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 63 councillors have been elected from 21 wards. [1]

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Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: [2]

ElectionOverall Control Conservative Labour Lib Dem
1964 Conservative 37136
1968 Conservative 5631
1971 Conservative 4317-
1974 Conservative 4217-
1978 Conservative 4910-
1982 Conservative 4812-
1986 Conservative 39183
1990 Conservative 39183
1994 No overall control 29256
1998 No overall control 28266
2002 Conservative 33246
2006 Conservative 37206
2010 Conservative 39212
2014 Conservative 32301
2018 Conservative 3825-
2022 Labour 2241-

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-electionDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Colindale by-election 7 May 1970 Labour
Friern Barnet by-election 10 June 1970 Conservative
Hadley by-election 10 June 1970 Conservative
Childs Hill by-election 25 September 1970 Conservative
East Finchley by-election 27 July 1972 Labour
Brunswick Park by-election 23 January 1975 Conservative
Woodhouse by-election 28 October 1976 Conservative
Burnt Oak by-election 14 April 1977 Labour
East Barnet by-election 29 September 1977 Conservative
Hadley by-election 22 November 1979 Conservative Conservative
St Paul's by-election 27 October 1983 Conservative Labour
Hadley by-election 20 November 1986 Conservative Conservative
Garden Suburb by-election 27 November 1986 Conservative Conservative
Arkley by-election 10 November 1988 Conservative Conservative
Garden Suburb by-election 10 November 1988 Conservative Conservative
Arkley by-election 9 March 1989 Conservative Conservative
Burnt Oak by-election 6 June 1991 Labour Labour
Mill Hill by-election 26 September 1991 Conservative Conservative
Garden Suburb by-election 6 May 1993 Conservative Conservative
West Hendon by-election 2 December 1993 Labour Labour
Colindale by-election 14 March 1996 Labour Labour
Colindale by-election 14 November 1996 Labour Labour
Edgware by-election 14 November 1996 Conservative Conservative
Hendon by-election 14 November 1996 Conservative Conservative
Woodhouse by-election 10 December 1998 Labour Labour
Garden Suburb by-election 23 November 2000 Conservative Conservative
Hadley by-election 23 November 2000 Conservative Conservative
Mill Hill by-election 23 November 2000 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Finchley by-election 15 March 2001 Conservative Conservative
Burnt Oak by-election 19 June 2003 Labour Labour
Hale by-election 5 February 2004 Labour Labour
Colindale by-election 7 April 2005 Labour Labour
Garden Suburb by-election 5 May 2005 Conservative Conservative
High Barnet by-election 15 December 2005 Conservative Liberal Democrats
East Barnet by-election 8 February 2007 Conservative Conservative
Hale by-election 1 May 2008 Conservative Conservative
Edgware by-election 4 June 2009 Conservative Conservative
Totteridge by-election 4 June 2009 Conservative Conservative
East Finchley by-election 12 April 2012 Labour Labour
Brunswick Park by-election 31 May 2012 Conservative Labour
Underhill by-election 5 May 2016 Labour Labour
East Barnet by-election 6 May 2021 Labour Conservative
Edgware by-election 6 May 2021 Conservative Conservative
Golders Green by-election 16 February 2023 Conservative Conservative

Notes

  1. The Greater London and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992
  2. The Barnet, Camden and Westminster (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
  3. The Essex, Greater London and Hertfordshire (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
  4. The North London Boroughs (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993

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