Barnet London Borough Council elections
Barnet London Borough Council in London, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 63 councillors have been elected from 21 wards.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
Election | Overall Control | Conservative | Labour | Lib Dem | |
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1964 | Conservative | 37 | 13 | 6 | |
1968 | Conservative | 56 | 3 | 1 | |
1971 | Conservative | 43 | 17 | - | |
1974 | Conservative | 42 | 17 | - | |
1978 | Conservative | 49 | 10 | - | |
1982 | Conservative | 48 | 12 | - | |
1986 | Conservative | 39 | 18 | 3 | |
1990 | Conservative | 39 | 18 | 3 | |
1994 | No overall control | 29 | 25 | 6 | |
1998 | No overall control | 28 | 26 | 6 | |
2002 | Conservative | 33 | 24 | 6 | |
2006 | Conservative | 37 | 20 | 6 | |
2010 | Conservative | 39 | 21 | 2 | |
2014 | Conservative | 32 | 30 | 1 | |
2018 | Conservative | 38 | 25 | - | |
2022 | Labour | 22 | 41 | - |
Leadership
The leaders of the council since 1969 have been:
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
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Alan Fletcher | Conservative | 1969 | 1973 | |
Andrew Pares | Conservative | 1973 | 1975 | |
Leslie Pym | Conservative | 1975 | 1991 | |
Roy Schutz | Conservative | 1991 | 1994 | |
Alan Williams | Labour | 1994 | 2002 | |
Victor Lyon | Conservative | May 2002 | 17 May 2005 | |
Brian Salinger | Conservative | 17 May 2005 | 16 May 2006 | |
Mike Freer | Conservative | 16 May 2006 | 15 Dec 2009 | |
Lynne Hillan | Conservative | 15 Dec 2009 | 17 May 2011 | |
Richard Cornelius | Conservative | 15 Jun 2011 | May 2019 | |
Dan Thomas | Conservative | 21 May 2019 | 24 May 2022 | |
Barry Rawlings | Labour | 24 May 2022 |
Council elections
- 1964 Barnet London Borough Council election
- 1968 Barnet London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by four)
- 1971 Barnet London Borough Council election
- 1974 Barnet London Borough Council election
- 1978 Barnet London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
- 1982 Barnet London Borough Council election
- 1986 Barnet London Borough Council election
- 1990 Barnet London Borough Council election
- 1994 Barnet London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
- 1998 Barnet London Borough Council election
- 2002 Barnet London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by three)
- 2006 Barnet London Borough Council election
- 2010 Barnet London Borough Council election
- 2014 Barnet London Borough Council election
- 2018 Barnet London Borough Council election
- 2022 Barnet London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
Borough result maps
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1978 results map
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1982 results map
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1986 results map
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1990 results map
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1994 results map
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1998 results map
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2002 results map
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2006 results map
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2010 results map
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2014 results map
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2018 results map
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2022 results map
By-election results
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.