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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]

Political control

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

Election		Conservative	Labour	Lib Dem
1964	Conservative	37	13	6
1968	Conservative	56	3	1
1971	Conservative	43	17	-
1974	Conservative	42	17	-
1978	Conservative	49	10	-
1982	Conservative	48	12	-
1986	Conservative	39	18	3
1990	Conservative	39	18	3
1994	No overall control	29	25	6
1998	No overall control	28	26	6
2002	Conservative	33	24	6
2006	Conservative	37	20	6
2010	Conservative	39	21	2
2014	Conservative	32	30	1
2018	Conservative	38	25	-
2022	Labour	22	41	-

Council elections

1964 Barnet London Borough Council election
1968 Barnet London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by four)^[3]
1971 Barnet London Borough Council election
1974 Barnet London Borough Council election
1978 Barnet London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
1982 Barnet London Borough Council election
1986 Barnet London Borough Council election
1990 Barnet London Borough Council election
1994 Barnet London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^{[n 1]}^{[n 2]}^{[n 3]}^{[n 4]}
1998 Barnet London Borough Council election
2002 Barnet London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by three)^[5]^[6]
2006 Barnet London Borough Council election
2010 Barnet London Borough Council election
2014 Barnet London Borough Council election
2018 Barnet London Borough Council election
2022 Barnet London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[7]^[8]

Borough result maps

1978 results map
1982 results map
1986 results map
1990 results map
1994 results map
1998 results map
2002 results map
2006 results map
2010 results map
2014 results map
2018 results map
2022 results map

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-election	Date
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

^ The Greater London and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992
^ The Barnet, Camden and Westminster (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
^ The Essex, Greater London and Hertfordshire (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
^ The North London Boroughs (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993

References

^ "Councillors". Barnet London Borough. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
^ "Barnet". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
^ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^ "Local Government Boundary Commission For England Report No.248" (PDF). LGBCE Records & Resources. Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
^ "Barnet". BBC News Online. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
^ "Final Recommendations On The Future Electoral Arrangements For Barnet" (PDF). LGBCE Records & Resources. Local Government Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
^ "The London Borough of Barnet (Electoral Changes) Order 2020". The Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
^ "Barnet election result". BBC News Online. Retrieved 21 May 2022.

By-election results Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Barnet Council

[5] The Greater London and Hertfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992

[6] The Barnet, Camden and Westminster (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993

[7] The Essex, Greater London and Hertfordshire (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993

[8] The North London Boroughs (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993

[councillors-1] "Councillors". Barnet London Borough. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.

[change-2] "Barnet". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2011.

[London_1968_election-3] "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 24 February 2015.

[4] "Local Government Boundary Commission For England Report No.248" (PDF). LGBCE Records & Resources. Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.

[gain-9] "Barnet". BBC News Online. Retrieved 11 June 2011.

[10] "Final Recommendations On The Future Electoral Arrangements For Barnet" (PDF). LGBCE Records & Resources. Local Government Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

[11] "The London Borough of Barnet (Electoral Changes) Order 2020". The Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2022.

[12] "Barnet election result". BBC News Online. Retrieved 21 May 2022.

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Elections and referendums in London
Mayor of London	2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2021 2024
London Assembly	2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2021 2024
Inner London Education Authority	1986
Greater London Council	1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981
London County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961
Borough councils	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Referendums	1998
See also Elections in London Boroughs Middlesex County Council elections

Council elections in Greater London
Barking and Dagenham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Barnet	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Bexley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Brent	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Bromley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Camden	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
City of London	2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2022
Croydon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Ealing	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Enfield	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Greenwich	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hackney	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hammersmith and Fulham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Haringey	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Harrow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Havering	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hillingdon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hounslow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Islington	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Kensington and Chelsea	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Kingston upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Lambeth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Lewisham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Merton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Newham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Redbridge	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Richmond upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Southwark	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Sutton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Tower Hamlets	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Waltham Forest	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Wandsworth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Westminster	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Greater London	1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981
See also: London-wide elections Wards Boundary changes