2018 Barnet London Borough Council election

The 2018 Barnet Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Barnet Borough Council in England. It took place on the same day as other local elections in 2018. In the last election, the Conservatives won control of the council with 32 seats, compared to 30 for Labour and 1 for the Liberal Democrats. On 15 March 2018, following the resignation of a Conservative councillor, the council was in a state of no overall control. The election on 3 May 2018 saw the Conservatives take back overall control with a majority of 13.

2018 Barnet London Borough Council election
3 May 2018
All 63 seats to Barnet London Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Richard Cornelius Barry Rawlings
Party Conservative Labour
Leader's seat Totteridge Coppetts
Last election 32 seats, 38.6% 30 seats, 36.4%
Seats won 38 25
Seat change 6 5
Popular vote 50,340 44,159
Percentage 44.5% 39.0%
Swing 5.9% 2.7%
Map of the results of the 2018 Barnet London Borough council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

Conservative

On 20 September 2019 Gabriel Rozenberg (elected Conservative) joined the Liberal Democrats, citing his opposition to Brexit. On 2 October, he was then followed by Jess Brayne (elected Labour) who also defected to the Liberal Democrats.

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