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
Lightning strikes in Barnet: 40,000 premises to get ultrafast broadband boost from Virgin Media 20th July 2016 Theresa Villiers, MP for Barnet has welcomed further progress in her campaign to improve broadband speeds in Barnet. Virgin Media are today announcing that by... Local News
'David Cameron: a great reforming Prime Minister' 12th July 2016 As David Cameron chairs his last cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Theresa Villiers pays tribute to his work as Prime Minister below: "Attending David Cameron's last... Opinions
The Conservative Party leadership election: a message from Theresa Villiers 11th July 2016 Theresa Villiers, Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet, has expressed her congratulations to Theresa May in the following message on the Conservative Party... Opinions
Villiers shows her support for the Polish community 6th July 2016 Local MP Theresa Villiers joined members of the Polish, Jewish and Muslim communities in High Barnet this weekend to show support for the Polish community in... Local News
Barnet celebrates 90th birthday of Her Majesty the Queen 13th June 2016 Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet, joined residents across Barnet for celebrations marking the 90th birthday of Her Majesty the Queen over the weekend... Local News
Fast broadband gaps start to be filled in High Barnet and Queen’s Speech promises further progress 29th May 2016 After the many months of campaigning for better broadband for Barnet, Theresa Villiers MP has welcomed the news that the first of the gaps in fast broadband... Local News
Villiers welcomes new family homes for Whetstone 17th May 2016 The ribbon was cut for new homes in Whetstone on Friday by Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet. The new Oakwell Grange development is being built by David... Local News
107 bus saved 29th April 2016 Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet, has welcomed the news that the threat hanging over the 107 bus service has been lifted. The future of the route had... Local News
Minority language A Levels saved! 27th April 2016 Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet, has welcomed the news that the Department of Education has saved A Level qualifications in Greek and other minority... Local News
Life will mean life for child murderers 19th November 2019 Adults who murder children will be imprisoned for life, without parole, under tough new justice plans to be introduced by a Conservative majority Government. National News
Corbyn’s Pension Tax to cost savers £11,000 and force millions to delay retirement 18th November 2019 New analysis of Corbyn’s tax raid on pensions reveals that 10 million savers could lose an average of over £11,000 and be forced to delay retirement by almost... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy: Even More Chaos and Indecision 18th November 2019 As per usual, Labour are only offering more talk, more delay and more indecision on Brexit. National News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's CBI Conference speech 18th November 2019 Read the Prime Minister's speech from the CBI Conference here. National News
Boris Johnson: End the Brexit uncertainty so we can get on with business 17th November 2019 The Prime Minister has unveiled a package of measures designed to help business make the most of Brexit. National News
Conservatives announce range of measures to take back control of our borders 17th November 2019 Only by installing proper controls and ending the preferential treatment of EEA migrants will we be able to attract the brightest and the best from around the... National News
