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.[1]
Since the first election to the council in 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Election | Overall Control | Conservative | Labour | Lib Dem | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | 13 | 6 | |||
56 | 3 | 1 | |||
43 | 17 | - | |||
42 | 17 | - | |||
49 | 10 | - | |||
48 | 12 | - | |||
39 | 18 | 3 | |||
39 | 18 | 3 | |||
29 | 25 | 6 | |||
28 | 26 | 6 | |||
33 | 24 | 6 | |||
37 | 20 | 6 | |||
39 | 21 | 2 | |||
32 | 30 | 1 | |||
38 | 25 | - | |||
22 | 41 | - | |||
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 party | ||
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Colindale by-election | 7 May 1970 | ||||
Friern Barnet by-election | 10 June 1970 | ||||
Hadley by-election | 10 June 1970 | ||||
Childs Hill by-election | 25 September 1970 | ||||
East Finchley by-election | 27 July 1972 | ||||
Brunswick Park by-election | 23 January 1975 | ||||
Woodhouse by-election | 28 October 1976 | ||||
Burnt Oak by-election | 14 April 1977 | ||||
East Barnet by-election | 29 September 1977 | ||||
Hadley by-election | 22 November 1979 | ||||
St Paul's by-election | 27 October 1983 | ||||
Hadley by-election | 20 November 1986 | ||||
Garden Suburb by-election | 27 November 1986 | ||||
Arkley by-election | 10 November 1988 | ||||
Garden Suburb by-election | 10 November 1988 | ||||
Arkley by-election | 9 March 1989 | ||||
Burnt Oak by-election | 6 June 1991 | ||||
Mill Hill by-election | 26 September 1991 | ||||
Garden Suburb by-election | 6 May 1993 | ||||
West Hendon by-election | 2 December 1993 | ||||
Colindale by-election | 14 March 1996 | ||||
Colindale by-election | 14 November 1996 | ||||
Edgware by-election | 14 November 1996 | ||||
Hendon by-election | 14 November 1996 | ||||
Woodhouse by-election | 10 December 1998 | ||||
Garden Suburb by-election | 23 November 2000 | ||||
Hadley by-election | 23 November 2000 | ||||
Mill Hill by-election | 23 November 2000 | ||||
Finchley by-election | 15 March 2001 | ||||
Burnt Oak by-election | 19 June 2003 | ||||
Hale by-election | 5 February 2004 | ||||
Colindale by-election | 7 April 2005 | ||||
Garden Suburb by-election | 5 May 2005 | ||||
High Barnet by-election | 15 December 2005 | ||||
East Barnet by-election | 8 February 2007 | ||||
Hale by-election | 1 May 2008 | ||||
Edgware by-election | 4 June 2009 | ||||
Totteridge by-election | 4 June 2009 | ||||
East Finchley by-election | 12 April 2012 | ||||
Brunswick Park by-election | 31 May 2012 | ||||
Underhill by-election | 5 May 2016 | ||||
East Barnet by-election | 6 May 2021 | ||||
Edgware by-election | 6 May 2021 | ||||
Golders Green by-election | 16 February 2023 | ||||