Richard Michael Barnes (born 1 December 1947) is a politician who was Deputy Mayor of London from 2008-12. Barnes was a Conservative Party member of Hillingdon London Borough Council from 1982 to 2014 leader of the council from 1998. securing the re-election of the Conservative administration with an 11% swing, one of the most remarkable results in a poor year for the party. From 2000-2008 he was a member of the Greater London Authority representing Ealing and Hillingdon. From 2007 he was leader of the Conservative group on the Assembly, and from from 2008-12 was Deputy Mayor to Boris Johnson. He lost his seat at the 2012 Assembly election.