London Borough of Barnet

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**London Borough of Barnet**
Geography
Shown within Greater London
Status	London borough
Area — Total	Ranked 255th 1 E7 m²}}} km²
ONS coding system>ONS code	00AC
Demographics
Population — Total () — Density	/ km²
Ethnicity	74.0% White[link] 14.8% Jewish 12.3% South Asian 6.0% Afro-Caribbean 2.0% Chinese
Politics
Local government in England#Councils and councillors>Leadership	Leader & Cabinet
Mayor	—
Executive
MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005>MPs	Andrew Dismore Theresa Villiers Rudi Vis
London Assembly — Member	Barnet and Camden Brian Coleman
Official website	http://www.barnet.gov.uk/

The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough in North London and forms part of Outer London.

Contents

1 Districts
2 Places of interest

2.1 Parks and open spaces

3 Demographics
4 Transport
5 Council
6 History

6.1 See also

7 External links

Districts

Constituencies in 2005:
1. Chipping Barnet (Con)
2. Hendon (Lab)
3. Finchley and Golders Green (Lab)

Constituencies in 1992:
1. Hendon North (Con)
2. Hendon South (Con)
3. Chipping Barnet (Con)
4. Finchley (Con)

The pattern of settlement is somewhat diverse. To the north of the borough is Barnet, also known as Chipping Barnet, High Barnet and Barnet Town, which is a middle class suburban development. Also in the north are the low-density districts of Edgware, Totteridge, Whetstone and Mill Hill.

Coming further south the development becomes steadily more intensive around the suburbs of Cricklewood, Colindale, Hendon and Finchley. Golders Green is renowned for its Jewish minority ethnic population and at the very south of the borough is Hampstead Garden Suburb.

Places of interest

Middlesex University Business School is located in Barnet.

The shopping centre Brent Cross is located in Barnet.

Parks and open spaces

The borough has a large number of parks and open spaces. The Borough also has controls five Local Nature Reserves (LNR), and is jointly responsible with the London Borough of Brent for the Welsh Harp reservoir. In addition there are large areas taken over by cemeteries and golf courses; part of Hampstead Heath; as well as smaller recreation grounds.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census the borough has a population of 314,564. 67% of householders are owner-occupiers. The borough has the highest percentage (14.8%) of Jewish residents of any local government area in the United Kingdom. Many more people in Barnet have some Jewish ancestory, but don't consider themselves Jewish.

Transport

London Underground services in Barnet

The borough is served by the Northern Line of the London Underground.

National Rail services in Barnet are operated by First Capital Connect.

Council

The borough is divided into 21 wards, each with 3 councillors. Following the Barnet local government election on May 4, 2006 the Conservative party gained a working majority and full control of the council.

The current political composition of the Council is:

For administrative purposes, such as planning committees, the borough is divided into three areas. They match the respective parliamentary seats and each contains seven council wards.

North East (Chipping Barnet) - Brunswick Park, Coppetts, East Barnet, High Barnet, Oakleigh, Totteridge, Underhill
South (Finchley and Golders Green) - Childs Hill, East Finchley, Finchley Church End, Garden Suburb, Golders Green, West Finchley, Woodhouse
West (Hendon) - Burnt Oak, Colindale, Edgware, Hale, Hendon, Mill Hill, West Hendon

History

The Arms of the London Borough of Barnet

The borough was formed in 1965 from the Municipal Borough of Finchley, Municipal Borough of Hendon and the Friern Barnet Urban District of Middlesex and the East Barnet Urban District and Barnet Urban District of Hertfordshire.

External links

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