Finchley Church End (ward)

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Finchley Church End
Electoral ward
for the Barnet London Borough Council
Finchley Church End (ward)
Finchley Church End ward boundaries since 2022
Borough Barnet
County Greater London
Population18,840 (2021) [a]
Electorate12,991 (2022)
Major settlements Church End, Finchley
Area2.988 square kilometres (1.154 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created2002
Number of members3
Councillors
  •   Jennifer Grocock
  •   Daniel Thomas
  •   Josh Mastin-Lee
GSS code
  • E05000051 (2002–2022)
  • E05013639 (2022–present)

Finchley Church End is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barnet. The ward was first used in the 2002 elections. It returns three councillors to Barnet London Borough Council.

Contents

List of councillors

TermCouncillorParty
2002–2025Eva Greenspan Conservative
2002–2006Leslie Sussman Conservative
2002–2010 Mike Freer Conservative
2006–presentDaniel Thomas [b] Conservative
Reform UK
2010–2018Graham Old Conservative
2018–presentJennifer Grocock Conservative
2025–presentJosh Mastin-Lee Conservative

Barnet council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Barnet in 2022.

2025 by-election

The by-election took place on 6 March 2025, following the death of Eva Greenspan. [2] [3]

2025 Finchley Church End by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Josh Mastin-Lee 1,509 45.2 +4.2
Labour Beverley Kotey97729.3+2.8
Reform UK Lisa Rutter35110.5+10.5
Liberal Democrats James Goldman2136.4−19.1
Green David Farbey1474.4−3.7
Rejoin EU Brendan Donnelly 1193.6+3.6
Independent Brian Ingram200.6+0.6
Majority 53215.9
Turnout 3,336
Conservative hold Swing

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. [4]

2022 Barnet London Borough Council election: Finchley Church End
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eva Greenspan 2,357 44.8
Conservative Jennifer Grocock 2,155 40.9
Conservative Daniel Thomas 2,140 40.6
Liberal Democrats Sarah Hoyle1,46527.8
Labour Suzanne Baker1,46427.8
Liberal Democrats Dominic Aubrey-Jones1,38726.3
Labour Hilary Burrage1,33925.4
Liberal Democrats Daniel Fenesan1,29124.5
Labour Mary McGuirk1,22623.3
Green Nina Jacoby-Owen4648.8
Turnout 5,26640.5
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)
Conservative win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Barnet council elections

Finchley Church End (ward)
Finchley Church End ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. [5]

2018 Barnet London Borough Council election: Finchley Church End
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eva Greenspan 3,429 64.9 +8.5
Conservative Jennifer Grocock 3,192 60.5 +10.4
Conservative Daniel Thomas 3,050 57.8 +9.6
Labour Karen Walkden1,20022.7−4.9
Labour Debs Heneghan1,16122.0−4.4
Labour Joel Salmon1,14121.6−4.6
Liberal Democrats Rita Landeryou63612.0+5.3
Liberal Democrats Frank Jackman58011.0+5.1
Liberal Democrats Charles Wakefield5179.8+4.9
Turnout 5,28046.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014. [6]

2014 Barnet London Borough Council election: Finchley Church End
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eva Greenspan 2,571 56.4 +2.4
Conservative Graham Old 2,284 50.1 +3.0
Conservative Daniel Thomas 2,197 48.2 +0.2
Labour Janet Bagley1,25727.6+3.7
Labour Mike Walsh1,20126.4+5.0
Labour Mary McGuirk1,19226.2+2.9
Green Vedantha Kumar51211.2+5.0
UKIP Amir Latif3658.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Diana Darrer3056.7−6.7
Liberal Democrats Sarah Hoyle2675.9−8.8
Liberal Democrats Sheila Yarwood2224.9−6.0
Total votes4,556
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election. [7]

2010 Barnet London Borough Council election: Finchley Church End
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eva Greenspan 3,833 54.0 −9.4
Conservative Daniel Thomas 3,403 48.0 −10.5
Conservative Graham Old 3,340 47.1 −14.8
Labour Oliver Segal1,69623.9+5.5
Labour Mary McGuirk1,65223.3+6.2
Labour Arjun Mittra1,51521.4+4.6
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Davis1,04014.7+1.9
Liberal Democrats Diana Darrer95213.4+1.0
Liberal Democrats Sheila Yarwood77110.9+0.3
Green Paul Dunn4416.2−7.6
Residents' Association Estelle Phillips3414.8N/A
Green Donald Lyven3364.7N/A
Residents' Association Roger Enskat3244.6N/A
Residents' Association Brian Ross3214.5N/A
Green Andrew Shirlaw2834.0N/A
Turnout 7,09267.1+24.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006. [8]

2006 Barnet London Borough Council election: Finchley Church End
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eva Greenspan 2,604 63.4 +4.7
Conservative Mike Freer 2,543 61.9 +7.5
Conservative Daniel Thomas 2,402 58.5 +2.0
Labour Michael Walsh75618.4−7.3
Labour Brian Watkins70217.1−8.3
Labour Alan Paun69116.8−8.0
Green Miranda Dunn56713.8+2.9
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Davis52612.8+2.1
Liberal Democrats James Graham50812.4+2.9
Liberal Democrats Ingeborg Graber43510.6+1.5
Turnout 4,10642.8+8.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002. [9]

2002 Barnet London Borough Council election: Finchley Church End
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eva Greenspan 2,126 58.7
Conservative Leslie Sussman 2,047 56.5
Conservative Mike Freer 1,971 54.4
Labour Mary McGuirk93025.7
Labour Nick Guest91925.4
Labour Lily Mitchell89924.8
Green Miranda Dunn39610.9
Liberal Democrats Keith Rodwell38710.7
Liberal Democrats Millicent Watkins3449.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Lusher3319.1
Turnout 3,62334.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
  2. ↑ Daniel Thomas changed parties in 2025. [1]

References

  1. ↑ Lydall, Ross (30 June 2025). "Former London Tory council leader latest to defect to Nigel Farage's Reform". The Standard. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "By-election for Finchley Church End Ward, Thursday 6 March 2025". Barnet Council. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Barnet local election: The 7 candidates in Finchley Church End". Who Can I Vote For?. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  7. ↑ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  8. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  9. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
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