Getting to Know Barnet: MPs, Councillors, and Youth Assembly

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Discover who represents Barnet in Parliament, learn about local councillors, and explore the opportunities offered by the Youth Assembly. Find out how you can engage with your community and make a difference in Barnet. Dive into the political landscape, understand the roles of MPs and councillors, and explore the impact of the Youth Assembly on local decision-making.

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Introduction

Overview - Who are your Barnet MPs? - What are councillors? - Who are they, and why do they matter? - How does the Youth Assembly fit in with all of this? - What can we achieve, and what am I going to get out of this?

This is Barnet

This is how its broken up THREE Parliamentary constituencies, each with an MP CHIPPINGBARNET Theresa Villiers (Conservative) N. Ireland Secretary of State HENDON Matthew Offord (Conservative) FINCHLEY & GOLDERS GREEN Mike Freer (Conservative)

Councillors - Local Councillors are elected by the community to decide how the council should carry out its various activities - They represent public interest as well as individuals living within their area, or ward - Elected for a term at local elections - They are one step beneath MPs

Councillors and wards 3 councillors per ward 21 wards (therefore 63 councillors) Divided by constituency 32 Conservatives, 30 Labour and 1 Liberal Democrat

So what do those numbers mean ?

LIB DEM (1)

Youth Assembly Your opportunity to discuss and debate issues important to you Public debating experience You re in office from October 2016 until June 2017. Terms will usually run from September to June of the following year Good for your CV and any applications to further education Meet local politicians Hear from influential guest speakers

Whats the plan? You will discuss and debate local issues that you find important Issues will be centred on a different theme each meeting, for example: Crime in Barnet Your issues will be then put into a report that will be put in front of the Children s Committee at Barnet in May 2017. Elected councillors will then discuss your ideas and views and will look at ways of addressing the issues you ve raised