London Borough of Barnet
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| London Borough of Barnet | |
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| Missing image LondonBarnet.png Barnet Shown within Greater London | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | London borough |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 255th 86.74 km² |
| ONS code: | 00AC |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2003 est.) - Density | Ranked 10th 324,370 3,740 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 74.0% White 12.3% S.Asian 6.0% Afro-Carib. 2.0% Chinese |
| Politics | |
| Barnet London Borough Council http://www.barnet.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Andrew Dismore, Theresa Villiers, Rudi Vis |
| London Assembly: - Member | Barnet and Camden - Brian Coleman |
The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough of northern outer London. It includes the areas:
- Arkley
- Barnet
- Brunswick Park
- Burnt Oak
- Childs Hill
- Chipping Barnet
- Cricklewood
- Church End (London N3 - note there is another Church End in Brent)
- Cockfosters
- Colindale
- East Barnet
- East Finchley
- Edgware
- Finchley
- Friern Barnet
- Golders Green
- Hadley
- Hampstead Garden Suburb
- Hendon
- High Barnet
- Holders Hill
- Mill Hill
- New Barnet
- Monken Hadley
- North Finchley
- Oakleigh Park
- Osidge
- Southgate
- The Hyde
- Totteridge
- Whetstone
The borough was formed in 1965 from areas of Middlesex (boroughs of Finchley and Hendon, and Friern Barnet urban district) and part of Hertfordshire (East Barnet and Barnet urban districts).
Middlesex University Business School is located in Barnet.
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Demographics
According to the 2001 census the borough has a population of 314,564. The borough is 74% White, 9% Indian and 4% Black African. It has the largest Jewish population in the UK at 14.8%. 67% of householders are owner-occupiers.
Political Composition
The current political composition of Barnet Council is:
Conservative: 33
Labour: 23
Lib Dem: 6
Independent: 1
See also
External links
- Barnet Council - http://www.barnet.gov.uk/
- Barnet Borough Arts Council - http://www.artsinbarnet.org.uk
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