Result of the Barnet Annual Council Meeting 2026 Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 Barnet Conservatives secured the highest number of votes of any party in the local elections on 7 May, winning the popular vote with 35% compared to Labour’s 27%. However, with both main parties holding 31 seats each and one Green councillor, no single party has an outright majority. Labour retained control by the narrowest of margins, winning Whetstone ward by just eight votes. Despite this clear... Local News
Labour Administration Admits Barnet’s Finances Are Spiralling Out of Control 10th September 2024 Barnet Council today published its long-overdue financial report for the first quarter, revealing colossal financial problems. The report, which was very... Local News
Barnet Conservatives Criticise Government's Planning Targets and Green Belt Proposals 7th August 2024 Barnet’s Conservative Councillors have serious concerns about the Government's proposed changes to planning targets and the National Planning Policy Framework... Local News
Conservatives Condemn Labour's Callous Winter Fuel Allowance Cut 31st July 2024 Conservatives Condemn Labour's Callous Winter Fuel Allowance Cut: Impact on Barnet’s 56,104 Pensioners Barnet, 31st July 2024 — The Conservative Party in Barnet... Local News
[LETTER] Barnet's Conservative Councillors write to the Chancellor re VAT on Barnet's schools 29th July 2024 Barnet's Conservative Councillors have written to Rachel Reeves regarding Labour's tax on Barnet's schools. Local News
Parliamentarians call for a fairer approach to Israel 23rd February 2021 In a virtual meeting with Middle East Minister James Cleverley this week, Theresa Villiers joined other MPs and peers in calling on the UK Government to support... Local News
Villiers visits vaccination centre 22nd February 2021 Chipping Barnet MP Theresa Villiers has praised a local Covid vaccination centre for its efficiency after hearing it has immunised more than 12,000 people... Local News
Villiers visits Covid testing centre 22nd February 2021 Chipping Barnet MP Theresa Villiers has visited one of Barnet Council's rapid Covid testing facilities that allows key workers without symptoms to find out if... Local News
MP backs Apprenticeship Week with visit to Barnet College 10th February 2021 MP Theresa Villiers met with two young apprentices from Barnet and Southgate College via Zoom to talk about their experiences as part of National Apprenticeship... Local News
Coronavirus Update 11th May 2020 The government has set out its plan to return life to as near normal as we can, for as many people as we can, as quickly and fairly as possible in order to... Local News
MPs back the Prime Minister's plan for the UK to leave the EU on 31 January. 20th December 2019 Today MPs voted to back the Prime Minister's plan for the UaK to leave the EU on 31 January. National News
Boris Johnson’s speech outside Downing Street 13th December 2019 Boris Johnson delivered his first speech outside No. 10 Downing Street since the General Election. He told the UK how he would form a people’s Government... National News
Enough is enough. Vote Conservative and let’s get it done. 12th December 2019 In his polling day message to voters, the Prime Minister asks the public to vote Conservative. National News
Cost of Corbyn’s Christmas – Corbyn would make your family Christmas cost a third more 11th December 2019 New analysis has revealed that the cost of Christmas across Britain would increase substantially under Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour. National News
The choice tomorrow 11th December 2019 With voting to begin at 7am on Thursday, opinion polls say the election is too close to call - the Conservatives need 9 more seats for a majority, but... National News
Vote on Thursday to break the gridlock 10th December 2019 Two days before polling day, the Prime Minister is taking nothing for granted - whilst the Conservatives only need to gain 9 seats to get an overall majority... National News
