London Borough of Barnet

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Geography
London Borough of Barnet
Shown within Greater London
Status	London borough
Area — Total	Ranked 255th 86.74 km²
ONS code	00AC
Admin HQ	The Burroughs
Demographics
Population — Total (2005 est.) — Density	Ranked 10th (of 354) 329,700 3,801 / km²
Ethnicity	74.0% White 14.8% Jewish 12.3% South Asian 6.0% Afro-Caribbean 2.0% Chinese
Politics
Leadership	Leader & Cabinet
Mayor	Eva Greenspan
Executive	Conservative
MPs	Andrew Dismore Theresa Villiers Rudi Vis
London Assembly — Member	Barnet and Camden Brian Coleman
Coat of Arms
Image:Barnet arms.png
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.

1 Districts
2 Places of interest
- 2.1 Parks and open spaces
3 Demographics
4 Transport
- 4.1 Tube
- 4.2 Train
- 4.3 Bus
- 4.4 Road
5 Council
6 History
- 6.1 See also
7 External links

[edit] Districts

Main article: List of places in the London Borough of Barnet

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.

[edit] Places of interest

Middlesex University Business School is located in Barnet.

The shopping centre Brent Cross is located in Barnet.

[edit] Parks and open spaces

Main article: 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.

[edit] 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 ancestry, but don't consider themselves Jewish.

[edit] Transport

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[edit] Tube

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

The Piccadilly Line skirts around the north eastern edge of the Barnet. Three stations are close to the borough border.

[edit] Train

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

Thameslink Route

Great Northern Route

[edit] Bus

The borough is served by a large number of bus routes managed by Transport for London.

[edit] Road

The following major roads run through the borough:

M1
A1
A5
A41
A406 (North Circular)

[edit] 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 (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

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