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: ElectionOverall Control Conservative Labour Lib Dem Green 1964 37 13 6 - 1968 56 3 1 - 1971 43 17 - - 1974 42 17 - - 1978 49 10 - - 1982 48 12 - - 1986 39 18 3 - 1990 39 18 3 - 1994 29 25 6 - 1998 28 26 6 - 2002 33 24 6 - 2006 37 20 6 - 2010 39 21 2 - 2014 32 30 1 - 2018 38 25 - - 2022 22 41 - - 2026 31 31 - 1
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) 2026 Barnet London Borough Council election
Borough result maps
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.
By-election Date Incumbent party Winning partyColindale by-election7 May 1970 Friern Barnet by-election10 June 1970 Hadley by-election10 June 1970 Childs Hill by-election25 September 1970 East Finchley by-election27 July 1972 Brunswick Park by-election23 January 1975 Woodhouse by-election28 October 1976 Burnt Oak by-election14 April 1977 East Barnet by-election29 September 1977 Hadley by-election22 November 1979 St Paul's by-election27 October 1983 Hadley by-election20 November 1986 Garden Suburb by-election27 November 1986 Arkley by-election10 November 1988 Garden Suburb by-election10 November 1988 Arkley by-election9 March 1989 Burnt Oak by-election6 June 1991 Mill Hill by-election26 September 1991 Garden Suburb by-election6 May 1993 West Hendon by-election2 December 1993 Colindale by-election14 March 1996 Colindale by-election14 November 1996 Edgware by-election14 November 1996 Hendon by-election14 November 1996 Woodhouse by-election10 December 1998 Garden Suburb by-election23 November 2000 Hadley by-election23 November 2000 Mill Hill by-election23 November 2000 Finchley by-election15 March 2001 Burnt Oak by-election19 June 2003 Hale by-election5 February 2004 Colindale by-election7 April 2005 Garden Suburb by-election5 May 2005 High Barnet by-election15 December 2005 East Barnet by-election8 February 2007 Hale by-election1 May 2008 Edgware by-election4 June 2009 Totteridge by-election4 June 2009 East Finchley by-election12 April 2012 Brunswick Park by-election31 May 2012 Underhill by-election5 May 2016 East Barnet by-election6 May 2021 Edgware by-election6 May 2021 Golders Green by-election16 February 2023 Barnet Vale by-election4 July 2024 Burnt Oak by-election13 February 2025 Finchley Church End by-election6 March 2025 Whetstone by-election15 May 2025 Hendon by-election30 October 2025
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By-election results
External links Barnet Council