Brent London Borough Council election, 2014
The 2014 Brent London Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Brent London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
Background
At the last election in 2010 Labour gained control of the council with 40 councillors, compared to 17 for the Liberal Democrats and 6 for the Conservatives.[2] In July 2012 the Labour majority was increased when a Liberal Democrat councillor for Alperton, James Allie, defected to the Labour party.[3] The Liberal Democrats lost another councillor in June 2013 when Brondesbury Park councillor Carol Shaw switched back to the Conservatives, ten years after she had defected from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats.[4] However the Liberal Democrats did gain from a defection, when in December 2013 a Welsh Harp councillor Dhiraj Kataria left Labour to join the Liberal Democrats.[5]
A seat was vacant before the 2010 election in Dudden Hill, after Liberal Democrat councillor David Clues resigned from the council less than 6 months before the election, after having moved to Brighton.[5] A total of 222 candidates stood for election in 2010, contesting the 63 seats on the council across 21 wards.[6] The candidates included full slates from the Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative parties, as well as Green Party candidates across the council and a number of UK Independence Party, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition and independent candidates.[7]
Election result
Labour increased their majority on the council making 16 gains and reducing the Liberal Democrats to just 1 seat on the council.[8][9] Labour gained seats in Alperton, Dollis Hill, Dudden Hill, Mapesbury, Queens Park, Sudbury, Welsh Harp and Willesden Green from the Liberal Democrats, as well as seats in Northwick Park and Preston from the Conservatives.[9] The 15 seats lost by the Liberal Democrats included the group leader Paul Lorber in Sudbury and meant Helen Carr in Mapesbury was the only Liberal Democrat remaining on the council.[9][10]
The Conservatives were reduced from 7 to 6 councillors after losing seats to Labour, but gaining 2 seats from the Liberal Democrats in Brondesbury Park.[9] They finished second in vote share with 22%, but well behind Labour who got 53% of the vote.[11] Overall turnout at the election was 36%.[12]
Following the election Labour councillor Muhammed Butt remained leader of the council, defeating a challenge within his party from Neil Nerva.[13] Meanwhile the Conservative group split in half, with the 3 councillors from Brondesbury Park ward forming their own Brondesbury Park Conservatives group, after failing to replace Kenton councillor Suresh Kansahra as leader of the Conservative group, while the 3 Kenton Conservative councillors remained in the Conservative group.[14]
Brent local election result 2014[15][16] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 56 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 88.9 | 53.1 | 113,887 | +11.1% | ||
Conservative | 6 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 9.5 | 22.4 | 48,037 | +0.5% | ||
Liberal Democrat | 1 | 0 | 15 | -15 | 1.6 | 18.3 | 39,275 | -11.4% | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 9,734 | -1.6% | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1,505 | +0.7% | ||
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 875 | +0.4% | ||
Make Willesden Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 846 | +0.4% | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 298 | -0.1% |
Ward results
Alperton (3 seats)[15] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | James Allie | 2,370 | |||
Labour | Mili Patel | 2,309 | |||
Labour | Bhagwanji Chohan | 2,305 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Daniel Brown | 1,691 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Trusha Patel | 1,669 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Samira Ahmed | 1,553 | |||
Conservative | Shamim Chowdhury | 612 | |||
Conservative | Ramila Mistry | 506 | |||
Conservative | Gerald Soames | 452 | |||
Green | Yusuf Akram | 325 | |||
Turnout | 13,792 | 46 | -8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Barnhill (3 seats)[15] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Sarah-Louise Marquis | 2,055 | |||
Labour | Shafique Choudhary | 2,010 | |||
Labour | Michael Pavey | 1,988 | |||
Conservative | Janu Kotecha | 1,023 | |||
Conservative | Kanta Pindoria | 983 | |||
Conservative | Jahan Mahmoodi | 911 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Karen Brown | 352 | |||
Green | Giovanna Dunmall | 335 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Christine Barratt | 233 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Bruce Thomson | 174 | |||
Independent | Elcena Jeffers | 139 | |||
Turnout | 10,203 | 32 | -18 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Brondesbury Park (3 seats)[15] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Carol Shaw | 1,634 | |||
Conservative | Joel Davidson | 1,162 | |||
Conservative | John Warren | 1,118 | |||
Labour | Michael Adeyeye | 993 | |||
Labour | David Lister | 939 | |||
Labour | Terry Hoad | 919 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Barry Cheese | 630 | |||
Green | Rai Shamon | 520 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Mark Cummins | 451 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Maurice O'Neill | 388 | |||
Turnout | 8,754 | 37 | -15 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Dollis Hill (3 seats)[15] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Parvez Ahmed | 1,715 | |||
Labour | Arshad Mahmood | 1,669 | |||
Labour | Liz Dixon | 1,566 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Alison Hopkins | 1,515 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Alex Melia | 1,175 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Mohammad Anwar | 1,172 | |||
Conservative | Rbee Mehmood | 536 | |||
Conservative | Suresh Prajapati | 442 | |||
Conservative | Gopal Sachdev | 393 | |||
Green | Pete Murry | 288 | |||
Turnout | 10,471 | 44 | -8 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Dudden Hill (3 seats)[15] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Aslam Choudry | 2,051 | |||
Labour | Janice Long | 1,895 | |||
Labour | Krupesh Hirani | 1,851 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Anton Georgiou | 1,107 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Richard Sisson | 961 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Costel Cam | 957 | |||
Green | Simone Aspis | 538 | |||
Conservative | Theresa Baker | 471 | |||
Conservative | Sanjay Patel | 389 | |||
Conservative | Jane Sayers | 385 | |||
UKIP | Heino Vockrodt | 292 | |||
TUSC | Sandra De Andrade | 144 | |||
Turnout | 11,041 | 41 | -10 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Fryent (3 seats)[15] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | George Crane | 2,043 | |||
Labour | Ruth Moher | 1,993 | |||
Labour | Shama Tatler | 1,708 | |||
Conservative | Amit Lakhani | 916 | |||
Conservative | Mick Iqbal | 845 | |||
Conservative | Bhavisha Panchal | 746 | |||
Green | Claire McCarthy | 422 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Beatrice Cam | 301 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Arvind Patel | 208 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Murari Sharma | 96 | |||
Turnout | 9,278 | 35 | -19 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Harlesden (3 seats)[15] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Aisha Eniola | 2,160 | |||
Labour | Lloyd McLeish | 2,031 | |||
Labour | Bobby Thomas | 2,017 | |||
Green | Simon Erskine | 459 | |||
Liberal Democrat | William Motley | 387 | |||
TUSC | John Boyle | 359 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Paul Fowler | 313 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Philip Whittle | 283 | |||
Conservative | Brindanand Camadoo | 276 | |||
Conservative | Arthi Prajapati | 270 | |||
Conservative | Vijaya Rabadia | 249 | |||
Turnout | 8,804 | 30 | -19 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Kensal Green (3 seats)[15] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Claudia Hector | 1,819 | |||
Labour | Dan Filson | 1,808 | |||
Labour | Matt Kelcher | 1,730 | |||
Green | Sally Ibbotson | 621 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Heather James | 510 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Deborah Sutherland | 502 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Callum Biggins | 481 | |||
Conservative | Michael Doku | 394 | |||
Conservative | Pamela Rice | 382 | |||
Conservative | Josephine Poku | 330 | |||
Turnout | 8,577 | 33 | -19 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Kenton (3 seats)[15] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Suresh Kansagra | 1,798 | |||
Conservative | Reg Colwill | 1,796 | |||
Conservative | Bhiku Patel | 1,669 | |||
Labour | Syed Alam | 1,139 | |||
Labour | Lewis Hodgetts | 1,040 | |||
Labour | Nadhim Ahmed | 946 | |||
Green | Graham Allen | 348 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Violet Steele | 221 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Vivienne Williamson | 153 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Ieva Tomsone | 125 | |||
Turnout | 9,235 | 36 | -22 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Kilburn (3 seats)[15] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | John Duffy | 2,162 | |||
Labour | Rita Conneely | 2,147 | |||
Labour | Tayo Oladapo | 1,965 | |||
Green | Nas Belazka | 733 | |||
Conservative | Matt Jones | 582 | |||
Conservative | Louie Brockbank | 517 | |||
Conservative | Chris Gallagher | 512 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Diana Ayres | 470 | |||
Liberal Democrat | George Avionitis | 361 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Edward Round | 321 | |||
TUSC | Izzie Counihan-Sanchez | 224 | |||
Turnout | 9,994 | 32 | -20 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Mapesbury (3 seats)[15] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Lia Colacicco | 1,402 | |||
Labour | Ahmad Shahzad | 1,278 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Helen Carr | 1,257 | |||
Labour | Columbus Moloney | 1,241 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Paul Edgeworth | 1,179 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Lauren Keith | 1,067 | |||
Green | Scott Bartle | 776 | |||
Conservative | Bertha Joseph | 445 | |||
Conservative | William McGowan | 416 | |||
Conservative | Samer Ahmedali | 408 | |||
Turnout | 9,469 | 35 | -15 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Northwick Park (3 seats)[15] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Keith Perrin | 1,694 | |||
Labour | Margaret McLennan | 1,616 | |||
Labour | Joshua Murray | 1,599 | |||
Conservative | Kishan Devani | 1,579 | |||
Conservative | John Detre | 1,550 | |||
Conservative | Harihar Patel | 1,493 | |||
Green | Mimi Kaltman | 263 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Gillian Conduit | 219 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Janet Robb | 171 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Freda Raingold | 136 | |||
Turnout | 10,320 | 38 | -15 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Preston (3 seats)[15] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Matthew Bradley | 1,712 | |||
Labour | Patricia Harrison | 1,671 | |||
Labour | Jean Hossain | 1,549 | |||
Conservative | Harshadbhai Patel | 1,428 | |||
Conservative | Michael Maurice | 1,339 | |||
Conservative | Monica Patel | 1,334 | |||
UKIP | Jeffrey Deen | 345 | |||
Green | May Erskine | 317 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Eileen Barker | 260 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Jacqueline Bunce-Linsell | 245 | |||
Liberal Democrat | David Johnson | 211 | |||
TUSC | Paul Summers | 148 | |||
Turnout | 10,559 | 36 | -15 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Queens Park (3 seats)[15] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | James Denselow | 1,727 | |||
Labour | Neil Nerva | 1,650 | |||
Labour | Eleanor Southwood | 1,587 | |||
Conservative | Jennifer Powers | 784 | |||
Green | Alex Freed | 750 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Virginia Bonham-Carter | 723 | |||
Conservative | Shaun Rosse | 708 | |||
Conservative | Abdul Alawiye | 624 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Isabella Thomas | 549 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Jonathan Bertulis-Fernandes | 520 | |||
Turnout | 9,622 | 34 | -22 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Queensbury (3 seats)[15] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Sandra Kabir | 2,114 | |||
Labour | Ramesh Patel | 2,022 | |||
Labour | Kana Naheerathan | 1,981 | |||
Conservative | Kanta Mistry | 1,877 | |||
Conservative | Snehal Mehta | 1,669 | |||
Conservative | Jayanti Patel | 1,644 | |||
UKIP | Barry Cameron | 421 | |||
Green | Adlen Biloum | 332 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Valerie Brown | 252 | |||
Liberal Democrat | John Lewis | 209 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Peggy Cruickshank | 170 | |||
Turnout | 12,691 | 41 | -14 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Stonebridge (3 seats)[15] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Sabina Khan | 2,638 | |||
Labour | Ernest Ezeajughi | 2,522 | |||
Labour | Zaffar Kalwala | 2,386 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Susan Lake | 406 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Donald MacArthur | 356 | |||
Conservative | Summer Jafferali | 331 | |||
Conservative | Rohit Patel | 317 | |||
Green | Brian Orr | 289 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Dineshkumar Shah | 260 | |||
Conservative | Pritul Rabadia | 252 | |||
Turnout | 9,757 | 33 | -18 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Sudbury (3 seats)[15] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Mary Daly | 2,038 | |||
Labour | Aisha Hoda-Benn | 1,862 | |||
Labour | Abdi Aden | 1,810 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Paul Lorber | 1,651 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Deven Shah | 1,431 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Bob Wharton | 1,379 | |||
Conservative | Jessic Bhardwaj | 549 | |||
Conservative | Lewis Owen | 460 | |||
Conservative | Badrul Haque | 407 | |||
Green | Manish Patel | 309 | |||
Independent | Toby Chambers | 159 | |||
Turnout | 12,055 | 42 | -8 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Tokyngton (3 seats)[15] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Muhammed Butt | 2,247 | |||
Labour | Ketan Sheth | 2,143 | |||
Labour | Orleen Hylton | 1,990 | |||
Conservative | Jimmy Desai | 816 | |||
Conservative | Jennifer Brown | 701 | |||
Conservative | Mesbah Uddin | 573 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Vijya Bhudia | 502 | |||
Green | Khalid Akram | 425 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Chunilal Hirani | 406 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Naim Hasani | 369 | |||
Turnout | 10,172 | 32 | -21 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Welsh Harp (3 seats)[15] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Roxanne Mashari | 1,833 | |||
Labour | Amer Agha | 1,831 | |||
Labour | Harbi Farah | 1,653 | |||
Conservative | Sylvia Drab | 690 | |||
Conservative | Richard Lacey | 601 | |||
Conservative | Mohammed Alghoul | 547 | |||
UKIP | Syed Hussain | 447 | |||
Green | Jafar Hassan | 351 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Patricia Ratnayake | 334 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Mario Tchiqurina | 220 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Ulla Thiessen | 219 | |||
Turnout | 8,726 | 35 | -16 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Wembley Central (3 seats)[15] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Krupa Sheth | 2,228 | |||
Labour | Wilhelmina Murray | 1,990 | |||
Labour | Sam Stopp | 1,726 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Jyotshna Patel | 1,571 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Dhiraj Kataria | 1,400 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Daniel Bessong | 1,300 | |||
Conservative | Abirami Senthilnathan | 525 | |||
Conservative | Mohammed Ahmed | 470 | |||
Conservative | Mohammed Shaikh | 402 | |||
Green | Kolos Csontos | 282 | |||
Turnout | 11,894 | 39 | -11 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Willesden Green (3 seats)[15] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Lesley Jones | 1,730 | |||
Labour | Bernard Collier | 1,628 | |||
Labour | Tom Miller | 1,446 | |||
Make Willesden Green | Alex Colas | 846 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Omar Deedat | 638 | |||
Green | Martin Francis | 531 | |||
Green | Shahrar Ali | 520 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Ibrahim Jahangir | 480 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Mayanthie Wijesuriya | 425 | |||
Conservative | Joan Padro | 281 | |||
Conservative | Shahin Chowdhury | 267 | |||
Conservative | Ali Jawad | 251 | |||
Turnout | 9,043 | 34 | -13 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Brent". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Brent". BBC News Online. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ Hardiman, David (31 July 2012). "Brent Liberal Democrat leader Paul Lorber 'shocked and saddened' at defection". Harrow Times. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ King, Lorraine (10 June 2013). "Brent Liberal Democrat councillor defects to the Conservative Party". Brent & Kilburn Times. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- 1 2 Bewley, Hannah (3 December 2013). "Lib Dem councillor resigns as another joins from Labour". getwestlondon. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ "Brent election results declared". Brent Council. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ Proctor, Ian (25 April 2014). "Candidates for Brent Council elections announced". Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ↑ Jobson, Myron (28 May 2014). "Brent Conservative leader vows to hold the council to account". Brent & Kilburn Times. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Bewley, Hannah (23 May 2014). "Lib Dems' numbers decimated in Brent Council elections". getwestlondon. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ↑ "London Local Elections 2014: Labour makes capital gains". BBC News Online. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ↑ Jobson, Myron (23 May 2014). "Brent Council leader vows to do more for the borough following Labour’s landslide victory". Brent & Kilburn Times. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ↑ "Borough Council elections - Thursday 22 May 2014". Brent Council. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ↑ Shammas, John (2 June 2014). "Labour newcomer in 'ludicrous' bid to dislodge Brent Council leader only days after 'great' election victory". getwestlondon. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ↑ Shammas, John (5 June 2014). "'They are never coming back to the party' warns top Tory after failed political coup leaves Conservatives split in two at Brent Council". getwestlondon. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "Election results by wards". Brent Council. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Results Elections 2014". The Times (NewsBank). 24 May 2014. pp. 88–89.
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