Barnet has stayed blue as the Tories fought off challenges in all three marginal constituencies.

Finchley and Golders Green

Conservative Mike Freer held on to his Finchley and Golders Green seat and substantially increased his majority.

Mr Freer won 24,165 votes for the Conservatives – well ahead of second-place Liberal Democrat candidate Luciana Berger on 17,600.

On a disappointing night for his party across the UK, Labour’s Ross Houston won 13,347 votes – well down on the 22,942 figure Labour achieved in 2017.

It is the fourth time Mr Freer has been elected to represent Finchley and Golders Green.

In his victory speech, Mr Freer paid tribute to the defeated Labour and Lib Dem candidates.

He added: “I am grateful for the support and the trust that local people have placed in me.

“I will be returning to parliament – a parliament with a working Conservative majority, meaning that parliament can get back to work.

“I will redouble my efforts to deliver my pledges on housing, keeping our communities safe and strengthen our NHS.

“Above all, I will continue to be accessible to my constituents and work for everyone.”

Chipping Barnet

Theresa Villiers fought off a strong challenge from Labour to be elected MP for Chipping Barnet for her fifth term.

Ms Villiers secured 25,745 votes, increasing her majority from 2017.

Shortly before the election, Labour’s Emma Whysall was polling ahead of Ms Villiers and looked poised to take the seat – but she was beaten into second place with 24,533 votes.

Ms Villiers said: “It has been a huge honour to have been chosen to serve the people of Chipping Barnet for 14 years as their MP.

“I love this community, which is my home, and I will continue to fight hard on local issues.”

Ms Villiers added that she would strive to bring people back together over the divisive issue of Brexit.

She said the election result sent a “strong signal” to the Labour Party that it needed to sort out the problem of anti-Semitism within its ranks “before it can be considered fit to contend for office in the future”.

Hendon

Matthew Offord said the Conservatives had a chance to “really make things work for the country” after being re-elected as MP for Hendon.

Mr Offord won 26,878 votes, increasing his majority over second-place Labour.

Labour candidate David Pinto-Duschinsky had been polling only slightly behind Mr Offord shortly before the election, with YouGov suggesting the seat could go either way.

Mr Offord – a member of the pro-Brexit European Research Group – said his party had won “seats we never dreamed we would win”, giving Boris Johnson a majority to “get Brexit done” – as well as investing in police officers, schools and the NHS.

He added: “I am thrilled to be rewarded with another term. Give me your trust and I will do what is right for you.”