Brent West (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brent West is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Created as a result of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, Barry Gardiner of the Labour Party has been its MP since the 2024 general election. Gardiner represented the predecessor seat of Brent North from 1997 to 2024.
Map of boundaries from 2024
| Brent West | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Brent West in Greater London | |
| County | Greater London |
| Electorate | 76,463 (March 2020)[1] |
| Borough | Brent |
| Major settlements | Wembley |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Barry Gardiner (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Brent Central & Brent North |
Boundaries
The constituency comprises the following wards of the London Borough of Brent (as they existed on 4 May 2022):[3][4]
- Alperton, Barnhill, Kenton, Northwick Park, Preston, Sudbury, Tokyngton, Wembley Central, Wembley Hill and Wembley Park.
The seat comprises the majority of the abolished constituency of Brent North, together with a small part (Tokyngton and Wembley Park) of Brent Central (also abolished).
Constituency profile
Brent West covers the ethnically diverse and mostly Labour-leaning area of Wembley. This is one of the poorer seats in Greater London.[5]
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Barry Gardiner | 17,258 | 41.7 | –11.6 | |
| Conservative | Sushil Rapatwar | 13,465 | 32.5 | –1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Lorber | 3,013 | 7.3 | –1.8 | |
| Green | Bastôn De'Medici-Jaguar | 2,805 | 6.8 | +5.1 | |
| Workers Party | Nadia Klok | 2,774 | 6.7 | N/A | |
| Reform UK | Ian Collier | 2,061 | 5.0 | +3.5 | |
| Majority | 3,793 | 9.2 | –10.3 | ||
| Turnout | 41,376 | 51.8 | –11.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 79,937 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing |  5.2 |
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Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result [n 1] [7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 25,792 | 53.3 | |
| Conservative | 16,361 | 33.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 4,408 | 9.1 | |
| Green | 826 | 1.7 | |
| Brexit Party | 750 | 1.5 | |
| Others | 270 | 0.5 | |
| Majority | 9,431 | 19.5 | |
| Turnout | 48,407 | 63.3 | |
| Electorate | 76,463 | ||
See also
Notes
- Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place
References
External links
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