Elections in Barnet
Barnet is in the Barnet & Camden constituency for the
London Assembly. The other borough in this constituency is
Camden. Barnet is the lead borough.
In the elections you will be voting for a candidate to represent
your constituency on the London Assembly. You will also be voting
for a London-wide Assembly Member and the Mayor of London.
The elections
On 1 May 2008 you will have three ballot papers. One to vote for
the Mayor of London on which you will have a first and second
choice, one to vote for your Constituency Assembly Member and one
to vote for a London-wide Assembly Member.
Find out more about:
Voting for the Mayor
Voting for the Assembly
Did you know?
Birt Acres shot Britain's first moving picture in Barnet in
1895.
Barnet Is home to the oldest purpose-built cinema in the UK, the
Phoenix Cinema, built in 1910.
Barnet has the highest percentage (14.8%) of Jewish residents of
any local government area in the United Kingdom.
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Votes % |
Majority |
| Coleman, Brian John |
Conservative Party |
47,640 |
33.41% |
11,519 |
| Anderson, Lucy Nevilla |
Labour Party |
36,121 |
25.34% |
|
| Simpson, Jonathan Andrew |
Liberal Democrats |
23,603 |
16.56% |
|
| Dunn, Miranda Jane |
Green Party |
11,921 |
8.36% |
|
| Nielsen, Magnus |
UK Independence Party |
8,685 |
6.09% |
|
| Wheatley, Elisabeth Jane |
Respect |
5,150 |
3.61% |
|
| Heliotrope, Humberto Luis Domingue |
Christian Peoples Alliance |
1,194 |
1.34% |
|