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
Cost of Corbyn: Labour's plans for 108 new taxpayer funded quangos revealed 10th December 2019 New analysis shows that Labour’s manifesto commits to creating over 100 new quangos, with a total cost of £13.2 billion over the next five years. National News
Brexit, actually 9th December 2019 Boris Johnson's funny election advert parodies Love Actually but makes an important point: this election is too close to call. National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to make our streets less safe 9th December 2019 Labour’s opposition to stop and search would increase crime on our streets, putting frontline officers and communities at risk. National News
Sport investment will get us ready for the World Cup bid 7th December 2019 A Conservative Majority Government will put a £550 million investment in grassroots football at the centre of its plans to back a UK and Ireland World Cup 2030... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to rig a second EU referendum 6th December 2019 The Prime Minister has written a letter urging Jeremy Corbyn to reconsider his Brexit policy and his plans to fiddle Labour’s second Brexit referendum. National News
Corbyn’s new high street tax will clobber local shops 6th December 2019 Labour’s plans for a new ‘land value tax’ will clobber high streets and town centres. National News
