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Barnet London Borough Council

Local authority area: London Borough of Barnet

London Borough of Barnet is a london borough, in the Greater London region of England. It covers 86.8 km² and had 389,101 residents in 2022 — about 4,485 people per km². The authority dates from 1965. The council is based in Hendon.

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Council headquartersHendon Town Hall
Hendon Town Hall
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People

Population

Estimates recorded for London Borough of Barnet, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022389,101+6.9% since 2012
Land area86.8km²33.5 sq mi
Density4,485/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#42of 382 UK councils · #40 in England
Population estimates4 data points
364K379.7K392.1K389.1K
2012201520182022
History

How the council came to be

  1. 1965
    Created

    Formed from Friern Barnet Urban District, Barnet Urban District, Municipal Borough of Finchley, East Barnet Urban District, Municipal Borough of Hendon.

Abroad

Twinned with

BarnetChavilleJinjaLe RaincyMontclairMorphouRamat GanSiegen-WittgensteinTempelhof-Schöneberg
Borders

Neighbouring councils

LLondon Borough of HarrowLondon borough261,185LLondon Borough of BrentLondon borough341,221LLondon Borough of CamdenLondon borough218,049LLondon Borough of HaringeyLondon borough261,811LLondon Borough of EnfieldLondon borough327,224
Same region, same type

Other london boroughs in London

All councils in London
London Borough of Croydon392,224London Borough of Ealing369,937London Borough of Newham358,645London Borough of Brent341,221London Borough of Bromley329,578London Borough of Wandsworth329,035London Borough of Enfield327,224London Borough of Tower Hamlets325,789London Borough of Lambeth316,812London Borough of Southwark311,913London Borough of Redbridge310,911London Borough of Hillingdon310,681
Elections

24 electoral wards

Census 2021: 389,342 residents in 148,920 households across the wards; 14.4% aged 65+, 52.7% of homes owned, 29.9% of households without a car.

1Hendon8,270 households · 11.9% aged 65+21,9812Burnt Oak7,397 households · 10.4% aged 65+21,8573Edgware7,212 households · 16.1% aged 65+19,9984Childs Hill7,975 households · 14.2% aged 65+19,6295Friern Barnet7,650 households · 13.2% aged 65+19,4496West Finchley7,751 households · 14.0% aged 65+19,430

All wards of London Borough of Barnet

Westminster

Constituencies

Chipping Barnet · 8 wardsFinchley and Golders Green · 8 wardsHendon · 7 wardsHornsey and Friern Barnet · 1 ward
Source: Wikidata Q151048 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.