Labour’s Andreas Ionnidis took a surprise victory in Barnet’s Brunswick Park by-election yesterday. Ionnidis won by just 171 votes, gaining a remarkable swing of over 13% from the Conservatives to Labour in a result that mirrors Brian Coleman’s loss in the 3 May London Assembly election. The by-election took place following the sad death of…

There was no surprise yesterday as Labour held on to its seat in the London Borough of Barnet to take a decisive victory. Despite the dominance of the Conservative administration in the rest of the borough, Arjun Mittra took an extra 16.6% of votes from the party compared to the last election, receiving 2,117 votes….