Whetstone (ward)

Whetstone
Electoral ward for the Barnet London Borough Council
Whetstone ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Barnet
County	Greater London
Population	10,771 (2021) [a]
Electorate	7,923 (2022)
Major settlements	Whetstone
Area	2.537 square kilometres (0.980 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	2022
Number of members	2
Councillors	Ella Rose   Ezra Cohen
Created from	Brunswick Park, Oakleigh, Totteridge
GSS code	E05013650

Whetstone is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barnet. The ward was first used in the 2022 elections. It returns two councillors to Barnet London Borough Council.

List of councillors

Term	Councillor	Party
2022–present	Ella Rose		Labour
2022–2025	Liron Velleman		Labour
2025–present	Ezra Cohen		Labour

Barnet council elections

2025 by-election

The by-election took place on 15 May 2025, following the resignation of Liron Velleman. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

2025 Whetstone by-election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ezra Cohen	965	33.5	−17.9
	Conservative	Thomas Smith	818	28.4	−7.8
	Reform	Adrian Kitching	592	20.5	+20.5
	Green	Charli Thompson	208	7.2	−5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Luigi Bille	176	6.1	+6.1
	Rejoin EU	Richard Hewison	65	2.3	+2.3
	TUSC	Martin Hudson	47	1.6	+1.6
	Independent	Brian Ingram	13	0.5	+0.5
Majority			147	5.1
Turnout			2,884
	Labour hold		Swing

2022 election

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

2022 Barnet London Borough Council election: Whetstone (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ella Rose	1,898
	Labour	Liron Velleman	1,625
	Conservative	Thomas Smith	1,336
	Conservative	Sachin Rajput	1,308
	Green	Andrew Newby	456
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Notes

1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

1. Harpin, Lee (2 April 2025). "Jewish councillor resigns from Barnet Council and leaves Labour Group". Jewish News. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
2. "Former councillor pleads guilty to sex offences". Barnet Post. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
3. "Barnet local election: The 8 candidates in Whetstone". Who Can I Vote For?. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
4. "Local Elections Archive Project — Whetstone Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
5. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 4 April 2025.