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Boris Johnson is Mayor
Boris Johnson is London Mayor with 1,043,761 votes, it was announced just before midnight. Ken Livingstone achieved 893,877 votes. Boris Johnson received 124,977 second preference votes and Ken Livingstone received 135,089. More to follow...
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Tories hold lead as Barnet count nears finish line
With 60 percent of the ballot boxes opened, the Conservative party is racing ahead in Barnet and Camden. Mayoral candidate Boris Johnson and GLA candidate for the constituency Brian Coleman are trouncing their Labour rivals, Ken Livingstone and Nicky
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Labour candidate concedes defeat early on
Barnet and Camden's Labour candidate has conceded defeat before half of the vote has been counted. Nicky Gavron, the current deputy mayor, said she knew she was not going to beat her Conservative rival, the incumbent Brian Coleman. Speaking at the
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Boris 'leading race to take power'
Preliminary results from the election count suggest Boris Johnson is leading the race to become London Mayor. With just over one-fifth of ballots counted in the 14 electoral areas, Mr Johnson is ahead in nine while Ken Livingstone leads in five, according
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Election latest - Labour comeback at halfway mark
Ken Livingstone is closing the gap with his Conservative rival at the half-way mark. Earlier in the day, Boris Johnson had been significantly ahead but that lead is now shrinking with nearly half of all votes counted from voters in Enfield and Haringey
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Record turnout in London
A record number of Londoners have come out to vote in the capital's mayoral elections where Ken Livingstone is hoping he can buck the national trend in the polls. This year's mayoral elections have seen an estimated 2.4 million voters head to the polls
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PB councillors lift the Bar
The Conservatives were out in force this morning, their blue blazers and rosettes far from matching their mood. Labour, on the other hand, were nowhere to be seen. Which is a shame, as following the results their faces would no doubt have complemented
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PB councillors lift the Bar
The Conservatives were out in force this morning, their blue blazers and rosettes far from matching their mood. Labour, on the other hand, were nowhere to be seen. Which is a shame, as following the results their faces would no doubt have complemented
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Election update: Boris gets double Ken's vote in Barnet
Early indications suggest that Barnet residents have turned their backs on Labour in overwhelming numbers. By 2pm today, only 20 per cent of the votes had been counted for Barnet and Camden, but Boris Johnson has polled almost twice as many votes as
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Tories scoop Potters Bar hat-trick
Potters Bar Conservatives were celebrating this morning as they retained their council seats across the board. Hertsmere Council Parkfield ward incumbent John Donne will now begin his fifth term in office after an impressive 1,903 to 350 win over Labour
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Conservatives hold on to Hale
The Conservatives have held on to their seat in the Hale ward, winning almost half of the votes. Tory candidate Tom Davey won 2,798 of the Barnet borough by-election vote, beating Alex Brodkin (1,882) into second and the Liberal Democrat candidate Geoffrey
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Mayoral race too close to call
Exit polls show Conservative candidate Boris Johnson neck and neck with Labour's Ken Livingstone, who has been Mayor since 2000. Electronic counting in London started at 8.30am, with constituency results expected from mid-afternoon. The mayoral
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Composing a festival anniversary
This year is the Hampstead and Highgate Festival's tenth anniversary. Miriam Craig finds out about an arts festival helping to nourish the traditions of tomorrow World-renowned organist Jennifer Bate learnt early in life the importance of supporting
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May Day is time to play
This May Day bank holiday, artsdepot reprises its family festival of performances, workshops and music. Miriam Craig finds out about high-tech puppets and teaching children to DJ Stilt-walking, plate-spinning and drumming are just some of the activities
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Fresh air fuels art society’s exhibition
Milldon Art Society Annual Exhibition, Hartley Hall, Flower Lane, Mill Hill, Saturday until May 10, Monday to Friday 10am to 8pm, weekends 2pm to 6pm The Milldon Art Society is named after the areas of Mill Hill and Hendon, and is made up of amateur
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Triple the fun for cancer cash
Fun Raisin Cabaret, The Bull Theatre, High Street, Barnet, Sunday, 7.30pm Musical theatre star Sally Ann Triplett will lead an evening of music, dance and comedy to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Born in Edgware, Ms Triplett's West End roles
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Photos all in a day’s work
Children at Work, artsdepot, Tally Ho Corner, North Finchley, from Saturday until May 17, from 9am to 5.30pm, and some evenings According to Lalit Nagpaul, from Woodside Park, his photographs show what any visitor to India would not be able to avoid
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Fire destroys roof in East Barnet
A fire completely destroyed the roof of a house in East Barnet last night. The blaze started at 3.20am in the two-storey detached home in Cat Hill. Fire crews from Barnet and Southgate, and the aerial ladder platform from Tottenham spent more than an
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Tories look to Boris to seal result
Conservatives are hoping to put the cherry on the cake of their electoral victories by seizing the London mayoralty from Labour for the first time. The scale of Tory success in local elections around England heightened speculation that Boris Johnson
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News on the move
One of the world's biggest newspaper libraries is to begin a phased closure from December this year. The British Library's Colindale Newspaper Collection, in Colindale Avenue, is to be transferred to a purpose-built facility in Boston Spa, West Yorkshire
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London elections: counting day
After months of hard-fought campaigns, Londoners will find out who they have elected to represent them when results are announced later today. Returning officers could reveal the candidate chosen as the Greater London Assembly member for the Barnet and
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Free spyholes for Barnet OAPs
Age Concern Barnet is giving away 20 spyholes to help vulnerable elderly residents feel more secure in their homes. The fisheye door spyholes, donated by the Colindale police, have wide-angled lenses so the occupants of the house can see if there is
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Girl group Plus plans to conquer the charts
A band of sultry sirens are hoping to take the pop charts by storm and prove their singing talent can help them rise to the top. The girl group Plus are five singers sized between 16 and 18 who are determined to prove that big is beautiful. Plus member
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A rat in the kitchen
I am pleased Barnet Homes chairman Trevor Renouf, in his letter Rat facts contested' (Times Series, April 24) has managed to look after the interests of the Barnett family. What he and his colleagues seem to collectively do is miss the point. Why is
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Palmer visits Middle East
A Barnet councillor visited one of the most politically challenging areas in the world last week. Monroe Palmer, ward councillor for Childs Hill, who is also Chairman of the Liberal Democrats Friends of Israel (LBFI), returned last Wednesday from a trip
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Palmer visits Middle East
A Barnet councillor visited one of the most politically challenging areas in the world last week. Monroe Palmer, ward councillor for Childs Hill, who is also Chairman of the Liberal Democrats Friends of Israel (LBFI), returned last Wednesday from a trip
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Rotherham v Barnet. . . Predict the Score
Rotherham v Barnet. . . Predict the Score Who will win tomorrow's League Two clash at Millmoor? Sports Editor's prediction: Paul Fairclough says his side have been in "championship form" in recent weeks and an injury-hit side performed admirably
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Numbers in temporary housing double London average
New figures have revealed a soaring rise in the number of families living in temporary housing in Barnet. Since 1997, the number of households in temporary accommodation in the borough has risen from 800 to 2,456 - almost double the London average.
