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
MP Christmas visit to Royal Mail sorting office 17th December 2018 MP Theresa Villiers visited New Barnet’s Royal Mail sorting office on Friday to see first-hand this year’s Christmas delivery operation and say thank you to... Local News
Villiers welcomes police funding boost 13th December 2018 Chipping Barnet MP Theresa Villiers has welcomed extra funding to help the Metropolitan Police fight crime in the capital. In recent weeks, Theresa has lobbied... Local News
Villiers supports Small Business Saturday in Barnet 3rd December 2018 Chipping Barnet MP Theresa Villiers spent time talking to local retailers at the weekend to show her support for Small Business Saturday. This annual event... Local News
Villiers hits out at Mayor's decision to close Barnet Police Station 1st November 2017 The decision by the Mayor of London to close Barnet Police Station has been strongly condemned by Theresa Villiers MP. Responding to the news issued today by... Local News
Save Whalebones Park 25th October 2017 Responding to the announcement by the owners of Whalebones in High Barnet that they intend to seek planning permission to build new homes on this green field... Local News
Villiers slams Mayor’s decision to cancel Northern Line upgrades 18th October 2017 Theresa Villiers MP has spoken out against the depressing news that vital improvements to the Northern Line service, which runs through her Chipping Barnet... Local News
Support for Ashmole Greek School 3rd October 2017 Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet, has expressed her warm support for the Greek School at Ashmole in Southgate in her constituency. She was among a... Local News
Campaign to save Barnet Police Station: update 15th September 2017 A Barnet MP has joined the leader of the council in opposing the closure of Barnet police station. Chipping Barnet MP, Theresa Villiers, and Leader of Barnet... Local News
New homes for derelict NHS site in Wood Street 13th September 2017 Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet, has welcomed the news that the NHS has finally decided that their site in Wood Street in High Barnet should be... Local News
Labour finally U-turn on Grooming Gang inquiry after Conservative pressure 14th June 2025 Keir Starmer has finally bowed to pressure and agreed to a national statutory inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal. National News
Kemi delivers a speech at FTSE250+ conference 12th June 2025 Kemi Badenoch has delivered a speech in the city responding to Labour's damaging plans for our economy. National News
Mel Stride responds to Rachel Reeves's spending review 11th June 2025 Rachel Reeves's delivered Labour’s first Spending Review. With a torrent of promises and self-congratulations. But not the truth. National News
Labour U-turn on Winter Fuel Payments 9th June 2025 After Conservative pressure, Labour finally reinstitute Winter Fuel Payments for 9 million pensioners. National News
Kemi Badenoch exposes the laws and treaties holding Britain back 6th June 2025 Watch Kemi Badenoch deliver a keynote speech on the international treaties which are holding Britain back. National News
Mel Stride delivers speech on Conservative Economic Vision 5th June 2025 Watch as the Shadow Chancellor sets out the economic principles that will guide us in the future. National News
