Brent North (UK Parliament constituency)

Brent North
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Brent North in Greater London.
County	Greater London
Population	128,484 (2011 census)^[1]
Electorate	82,648 (December 2010)^[2]
Current constituency
Created	1974 (1974)
Member of parliament	Barry Gardiner (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Wembley North Wembley South
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	London

Brent North is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Barry Gardiner of the Labour Party.^{[n 2]}

History

Created in 1974 from the former seats of Wembley North and Wembley South, Brent North was a Conservative seat until 1997, held by Lancastrian former headmaster Rhodes Boyson with initially two fairly small 14% margins^{[n 3]} before the Conservative period of government beginning in 1979 which gave Boyson larger majorities until Labour won the seat in 1997: in the General Elections of 1997 and 2001, Brent North produced the highest swing to Labour nationally.^[3] The winner in 1997 was the incumbent, Barry Gardiner, youngest mayor of Cambridge and former academic. The Liberal Democrats and their two predecessor parties amassed their largest share of the vote in 1974. Labour's percentage majority almost halved at the 2005 general election from 30.1% to 15.8% and fell slightly to 15.4% in 2010, faced with a new Conservative challenger, Harshadbhai Patel.^[4]

Boundaries

1974-1983: The London Borough of Brent wards of Fryent, Kenton, Kingsbury, Preston, Queensbury, Roe Green, Sudbury, Sudbury Court, Tokyngton, Town Hall, and Wembley Park.

1983-1997: The London Borough of Brent wards of Barnhill, Fryent, Kenton, Kingsbury, Preston, Queensbury, Roe Green, St Andrew's, Sudbury, and Sudbury Court.

1997-2010: The London Borough of Brent wards of Barnhill, Fryent, Kenton, Kingsbury, Preston, Queensbury, Roe Green, Sudbury, and Sudbury Court.

2010-present: The London Borough of Brent wards of Alperton, Barnhill, Fryent, Kenton, Northwick Park, Preston, Queensbury, Sudbury, and Wembley Central.

Most of the remaining wards in the London Borough of Brent are in the Brent Central constituency, with the exception of the wards of Brondesbury Park, Kilburn and Queens Park, which form part of the Hampstead and Kilburn seat.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member^[5]	Party
	Feb 1974	Sir Rhodes Boyson	Conservative
	1997	Barry Gardiner	Labour

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Brent North^[6]^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barry Gardiner	28,351	54.3	+7.4
	Conservative	Luke Richard Parker	17,517	33.5	+2.0
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Lorber	2,607	5.0	−12.0
	UKIP	Alan Craig	2,024	3.9	+3.1
	Green	Scott Bartle	1,539	2.9	+1.6
	Independent	Elcena Jeffers	197	0.4	+0.4
Majority			10,834	20.7	5.3
Turnout			52,235	63.5	+1.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.7

General Election 2010: Brent North^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barry Gardiner	24,514	46.9	−2.5
	Conservative	Harshadbhai Patel	16,486	31.5	+2.2
	Liberal Democrat	James Allie	8,879	17.0	−2.5
	Independent	Atiq Malik	734	1.4	N/A
	Green	Martin Francis	725	1.4	N/A
	UKIP	Sunita Webb	380	0.7	N/A
	Brent North Needs An Independent MP	Jannen Vamadeva	333	0.6	N/A
	English Democrats	Arvind Tailor	247	0.5	N/A
Majority			8,028	15.4	−0.4
Turnout			52,298	62.3	+3.9
	Labour hold		Swing	−2.3

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2005: Brent North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barry Gardiner	17,420	48.8	−10.6
	Conservative	Bob Blackman	11,779	33.0	+3.7
	Liberal Democrat	Havard M. Hughes	5,672	15.9	+4.6
	Peace and Progress	Babar Ahmad	685	1.9	N/A
	Rainbow Dream Ticket	Rainbow George Weiss	126	0.4	N/A
Majority			5,641	15.8
Turnout			35,682	59.3	+1.6
	Labour hold		Swing	−7.1

General Election 2001: Brent North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barry Gardiner	20,149	59.4	+8.7
	Conservative	Philip David Allott	9,944	29.3	−10.8
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Lorber	3,846	11.3	+3.2
Majority			10,205	30.1
Turnout			33,939	57.7	−12.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.7

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1997: Brent North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barry Gardiner	19,343	50.7	+20.4
	Conservative	Rhodes Boyson	15,324	40.2	−17.3
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Lorber	3,104	8.1	−2.5
	Natural Law	Tony F. Davids	204	0.5	N/A
	Rainbow Dream Ticket	George F. Clark	199	0.5	N/A
Majority			4,019	10.5
Turnout			38,174	57.7	−12.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+18.9

General Election 1992: Brent North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rhodes Boyson	23,445	56.2	−3.7
	Labour	James Moher	13,314	31.9	+7.1
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Lorber	4,149	10.0	+10.0
	Independent	Thakore Vipul	356	0.9	+0.9
	Natural Law	Tony F. Davids	318	0.8	N/A
Majority			10,131	24.3
Turnout			41,682	70.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	−5.4

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1987: Brent North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rhodes Boyson	26,823	59.9	+3.6
	Labour	Praful Patel	11,103	24.8	+1.7
	Social Democratic	Christopher Mularczyk	6,868	15.3	−5.3
Majority			15,720	35.1
Turnout			44,794	71.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	−2.2

General Election 1983: Brent North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rhodes Boyson	24,842	56.3	+0.1
	Labour	Mrs. S.M. Jackson	10,191	23.1	−8.2
	Social Democratic	Dr. T.J. Mann	9, 082	20.6	+9.7
Majority			14,651	33.2
Turnout			44,115	70.4	−6.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1979: Brent North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rhodes Boyson	29,995	54.2	+6.3
	Labour	J. Lebor	18,612	33.6	−0.2
	Liberal	A. Ketteringham	5,872	10.6	−5.1
	National Front	G. John	873	1.6	−0.9
Majority			11,383	20.6
Turnout			55,352	76.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election October 1974: Brent North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rhodes Boyson	24,853	47.9	+3.3
	Labour	T.J.C. Goudie	17,541	33.8	+2.9
	Liberal	F. Harrison	8,158	15.7	−6.1
	National Front	J. Cattanach	1,297	2.5	−0.2
Majority			7,312	14.1
Turnout			51,849	71.9	−8.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

General Election February 1974: Brent North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rhodes Boyson	25,700	44.6	N/A
	Labour	T.J.C. Goudie	17,759	30.9	N/A
	Liberal	F. Harrison	12,537	21.8	N/A
	National Front	A. Smith	1,570	2.7	N/A
Majority			7,941	13.8	N/A
Turnout			57,566	80.5	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

Notes and references

Notes

↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
↑ (rounded to nearest integer)

References

↑ "Brent North: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
↑ Largest swings at each General Election
↑ Brent North results
↑ "Brent North 1974-". Hansard 1803-2005 (online). UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ http://democracy.brent.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=95&RPID=10506197 26Jul15
↑ http://brent.gov.uk/media/15362372/Statement-of-persons-nomination-Brent-North.pdf
↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 5)

Constituencies in London (73)

Labour (45)	Barking Bermondsey and Old Southwark Bethnal Green and Bow Brent Central Brentford and Isleworth Brent North Camberwell and Peckham Croydon North Dagenham and Rainham Dulwich and West Norwood Ealing Central and Acton Ealing North Ealing Southall East Ham Edmonton Eltham Enfield North Erith and Thamesmead Feltham and Heston Greenwich and Woolwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hampstead and Kilburn Holborn and St. Pancras Hornsey and Wood Green Ilford North Ilford South Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West and Penge Leyton and Wanstead Mitcham and Morden Poplar and Limehouse Streatham Tooting Tottenham Vauxhall Walthamstow West Ham Westminster North

Conservative (27)	Battersea Beckenham Bexleyheath and Crayford Bromley and Chislehurst Chelsea and Fulham Chingford and Woodford Green Chipping Barnet Cities of London and Westminster Croydon Central Croydon South Enfield Southgate Finchley and Golders Green Harrow East Hendon Hornchurch and Upminster Kensington Kingston and Surbiton Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Putney Richmond Park Romford Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner Sutton and Cheam Twickenham Uxbridge and South Ruislip Wimbledon

Liberal Democrats (1)	Carshalton and Wallington

London European constituency: Labour (4) Conservative (2) Green (1) UKIP (1)

Historic constituencies in London

1974	Acton Barking Battersea North Battersea South Beckenham Bermondsey Bethnal Green and Bow Bexleyheath Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Carshalton Chelsea Chingford Chipping Barnet Chislehurst City of London and Westminster South Croydon Central Croydon North East Croydon North West Croydon South Dagenham Dulwich Ealing North Edmonton Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Crayford Feltham and Heston Finchley Fulham Greenwich Hackney Central Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith North Hampstead Harrow Central Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon North Hendon South Holborn and St Pancras South Hornchurch Hornsey Ilford North Ilford South Islington Central Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington Kingston-upon-Thames Lambeth Central Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton Mitcham and Morden Newham North East Newham North West Newham South Norwood Orpington Paddington Peckham Putney Ravensbourne Richmond Romford Ruislip-Northwood St Marylebone St Pancras North Sidcup Southall Stepney and Poplar Streatham Surbiton Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow Wanstead and Woodford Wimbledon Wood Green Woolwich East Woolwich West

1983	Barking Battersea Beckenham Bethnal Green and Stepney Bexleyheath Bow and Poplar Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Carshalton and Wallington Chelsea Chingford Chipping Barnet Chislehurst City of London and Westminster South Croydon Central Croydon North East Croydon North West Croydon South Dagenham Dulwich Ealing Acton Ealing North Ealing Southall Edmonton Eltham Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Crayford Feltham and Heston Finchley Fulham Greenwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith Hampstead and Highgate Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon North Hendon South Holborn and St Pancras Hornchurch Hornsey and Wood Green Ilford North Ilford South Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington Kingston-upon-Thames Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton Mitcham and Morden Newham North East Newham North West Newham South Norwood Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Peckham Putney Ravensbourne Richmond and Barnes Romford Ruislip-Northwood Southwark and Bermondsey Streatham Surbiton Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow Wanstead and Woodford Westminster North Wimbledon Woolwich

1997	Barking Battersea Beckenham Bethnal Green and Bow Bexleyheath and Crayford Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Bromley and Chislehurst Camberwell and Peckham Carshalton and Wallington Chingford and Woodford Green Chipping Barnet Cities of London and Westminster Croydon Central Croydon North Croydon South Dagenham Dulwich and West Norwood Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush Ealing North Ealing Southall East Ham Edmonton Eltham Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Thamesmead Feltham and Heston Finchley and Golders Green Greenwich and Woolwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith and Fulham Hampstead and Highgate Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon Holborn and St Pancras Hornchurch Hornsey and Wood Green Ilford North Ilford South Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington and Chelsea Kingston and Surbiton Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton and Wanstead Mitcham and Morden North Southwark and Bermondsey Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Poplar and Canning Town Putney Regent's Park and Kensington North Richmond Park Romford Ruislip-Northwood Streatham Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow West Ham Wimbledon

External Links

nomis Constituency Profile for Brent North — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.

Coordinates: 51°34′N 0°17′W / 51.57°N 0.29°W / 51.57; -0.29

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