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Barnet Council or the council of the London Borough of Barnet is the elected authority governing the borough. The first council was elected in 1964 as a shadow authority under the London Government Act 1963 and came into its powers on 1 April 1965.
The entire council is elected every four years with the most recent election being held on 5th May 2022. The chairman and civic head of the council is Mayor of Barnet.
2022-2026[]
The council elected in 2022 consists of 63 councillors, with two or three elected for each of 23 wards. The Labour Party took control of the council for the first time with 41 seats. The Conservative Party won the remaining 22 seats.
| Ward | Conservative Party | Labour Party |
|---|---|---|
| Barnet Vale | 2 | 1 |
| Brunswick Park | 0 | 3 |
| Burnt Oak | 0 | 3 |
| Childs Hill | 0 | 3 |
| Colindale North | 0 | 2 |
| Colindale South | 0 | 3 |
| Cricklewood | 0 | 2 |
| East Barnet | 0 | 3 |
| East Finchley | 0 | 3 |
| Edgware | 3 | 0 |
| Edgewarebury | 3 | 0 |
| Finchley Church End | 3 | 0 |
| Garden Suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Golders Green | 2 | 0 |
| Hendon | 3 | 0 |
| High Barnet | 0 | 2 |
| Mill Hill | 3 | 0 |
| Totteridge Woodside | 3 | 0 |
| Underhill | 0 | 2 |
| West Finchley | 0 | 3 |
| West Hendon | 0 | 3 |
| Whetstone | 0 | 2 |
| Woodhouse | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 22 | 41 |
2018-2022[]
The council elected in 2018 consists of 63 councillors, three elected for each of 21 wards. The Conservative Party took control of the council which had been under no overall control since March 2018 following the resignation of one of their councillors.[1]
| Ward | Conservative Party | Labour Party | Liberal Democrats | Others | Changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick Park | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Con. gain 1 from Lab. |
| Burnt Oak | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Childs Hill | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Lab. gain 1 from Lib Dems. |
| Colindale | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | No change |
| Coppetts | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | No change |
| East Barnet | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Con. gain 1 from Lab. |
| East Finchley | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | No change |
| Edgware | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No change |
| Finchley Church End | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No change |
| Garden Suburb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No change |
| Golders Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No change |
| Hale | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Con. gain 1 fom Lab. |
| Hendon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No change |
| High Barnet | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No change |
| Mill Hill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Con. hold 2, regain vacant seat |
| Oakleigh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No change |
| Totteridge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No change |
| Underhill | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | No change |
| West Finchley | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | No change |
| West Hendon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No change |
| Woodhouse | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | No change |
| TOTAL | 38 | 25 | 0 | 0 | Con. gain from NOC |