Barnet London Borough Council

Barnet London Borough Council

Barnet London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Barnet in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. Barnet is divided into 21 wards, each electing three councillors...

 in London

London

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, England

England

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 is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 63 councillor

Councillor

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s have been elected from 21 wards

Wards of the United Kingdom

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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:

Party in control	Years
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	1964 - 1994
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	1994 - 2002
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	2002 - present

Council elections

Barnet Council election, 1998

Barnet Council election, 2002 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 3)

Barnet Council election, 2006

Barnet Council election, 2010

Barnet Council election, 2010

The 2010 Barnet Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Barnet London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.-Background:...

1994-1998

1998-2002

2002-2006

Cllr Kanti Patel resigned in October 2005. It was only the third time in the council's history that a seat had changed hands in a by-election.

2006-2010

Cllr Olwen Evans died on 25 December 2006 after a long battle with cancer. She had served East Barnet Ward as a councillor for 24 years (1978 - 1994 and 1998 - 2006).
Turnout was reasonable but lower than usual for this ward due to snowfall on the day of the election, which closed many schools and curtailed refuse collection.