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
Labour’s Brexit Policy is just chaos and indecision 12th September 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has been calling for a general election for years. Yet he now can’t decide if he wants a general election or not. All we can be sure about is that... National News
How a Conservative immigration policy attracts the best and brightest 11th September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced plans to help the best and brightest international students start careers in the UK.We’re changing our immigration rules – so... National News
How we're funding our vital public services 4th September 2019 Labour left behind a bankrupt Britain. But we came together as a country to fix it. And thanks to the hard work of the British people, we can now turn the page... National News
We’re giving a £14 billion cash boost to schools across the UK 1st September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced that we are investing an extra £14 billion in schools. National News
We’re injecting £1.8 billion more into our hospitals 5th August 2019 As part the Conservatives’ healthcare policy commitment to strengthening our NHS, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a £1.8 billion cash injection to... National News
People in Brecon and Radnorshire voted for the Brexit Party. Now Brecon’s got a remain MP 2nd August 2019 Only the Conservatives or the Lib Dems could have won in Brecon & Radnorshire. And the majority of people voted for parties who want to leave the EU. But now... National News
