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
Barnet MPs and councillors back North London Aquatics funding bid for new diving pool 10th September 2017 Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet, has given her backing to the campaign to build a new diving facility for north London at Copthall in Mill Hill. Over... Local News
No to tower blocks in North London Business Park 31st August 2017 The Mayor of London has announced that he will not overturn the decision by Barnet Council on the Comer Homes application to build eight storey tower blocks in... Local News
Ark Academy Update 23rd August 2017 Following the announcement by the Ark Academy Trust (Ark) of the scaling down of their plans for a new school at the Barnet Football Club ground in Underhill... Local News
Fire safety must be top priority at Desmond House in East Barnet 21st August 2017 Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet, has sought assurances from the Metropolitan Housing Association regarding fire safety at Desmond House in Cat Hill in... Local News
Defeat for ‘dog kennel’ flats proposal in Whetstone 16th August 2017 Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet, has welcomed victory in the campaign against plans for tiny ‘micro-flats’ in Barnet House in Whetstone. She has... Local News
Step forward on Crossrail 2 25th July 2017 A week after signing a letter calling for additional backing for Crossrail 2, local MP Theresa Villiers has welcomed the news that Transport Secretary Chris... Local News
Save Barnet Police Station! 25th July 2017 News has broken that High Barnet police station faces the axe from London’s Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan. The station was earmarked for closure once before but it... Local News
Villiers welcomes increase in school funding 19th July 2017 Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet, has welcomed the Government’s announcement of an extra £1.3bn spending for schools, and pledged to continue to... Local News
Villiers celebrates East Barnet festival in the sunshine 6th July 2017 Theresa Villiers MP joined big crowds in the sunshine at the 23rd annual East Barnet festival in Oak Hill Park this weekend. Local News
CPC23 Address from David TC Davies 1st October 2023 Wales Secretary David TC Davies addressed CPC23 in Manchester, find what he said here. National News
CPC23 Address from Andrew RT Davies MS 1st October 2023 Andrew RT Davies MS addressed CPC 23 in Manchester. Find out what he said here. National News
CPC23 Address from Chris Heaton Harris 1st October 2023 Chris Heaton-Harris, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland addressed Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. Find his speech here. National News
CPC23 Welcome from Conservative Party Chairman Greg Hands 1st October 2023 Greg Hands welcomed everyone to CPC23 in Manchester National News
A new way to reach Net Zero 21st September 2023 Rishi Sunak announced a new approach to Net Zero which is pragmatic and realistic. National News
Delivering Net Zero 20th September 2023 Rishi Sunak has outlined a new way to get to Net Zero. National News
