Brent North | |
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Former 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] |
Major settlements | Wembley, Kingsbury, Sudbury, Alperton, Kenton |
1974–2024 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Wembley North, Wembley South |
Replaced by | Brent West (bulk), Brent East (part), Harrow East (part) |
Brent North was a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1997 until its abolition for the 2024 general election by Barry Gardiner of the Labour Party.[n 2]
Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the majority of the constituency was incorporated into the new seat of Brent West, with some parts going to the new seat of Brent East and the existing seat of Harrow East.[3]
History
[edit]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-dominated period beginning in 1979 which gave Boyson larger majorities until Labour won the seat in 1997. At the general elections of 1997 and 2001, Brent North produced the highest swing to Labour nationally.[4] The winning candidate in 1997 was Glasgow-born Barry Gardiner, the youngest mayor of Cambridge in its history and former academic, who has held the seat ever since. The Liberal Democrats and their two predecessor parties (Liberal and SDP) 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.[5] The Labour Party vote increased in both the 2015 and 2017 general elections and then dramatically decreased to a 15.8% margin in 2019.
Boundaries
[edit]1974–1983: The London Borough of Brent wards of Barnhill, Fryent, Kenton, Kingsbury, Preston, Queensbury, Roe Green, St Andrew's, Sudbury, Sudbury Court, and Tokyngton.
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.
2010–2024: 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 were in the Brent Central constituency, with the exception of the wards of Brondesbury Park, Kilburn and Queens Park, which formed part of the Hampstead and Kilburn seat.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election | Member[6] | Party | |
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Feb 1974 | Sir Rhodes Boyson | Conservative | |
1997 | Barry Gardiner | Labour |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2010s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Barry Gardiner | 26,911 | 51.9 | −11.0 | |
Conservative | Anjana Patel | 18,832 | 36.3 | +3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Lorber | 4,065 | 7.8 | +4.9 | |
Brexit Party | Suzie O'Brien | 951 | 1.8 | New | |
Green | Simon Rebbitt | 850 | 1.6 | +0.4 | |
Independent | Noel Coonan | 169 | 0.3 | New | |
Independent | Elcena Jeffers | 101 | 0.2 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 8,079 | 15.6 | −14.6 | ||
Turnout | 51,879 | 61.9 | −6.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -7.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barry Gardiner | 35,496 | 62.9 | +8.6 | |
Conservative | Ameet Jogia | 18,435 | 32.7 | −0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Lorber | 1,614 | 2.9 | −2.1 | |
Green | Michaela Lichten | 660 | 1.2 | −1.7 | |
Independent | Elcena Jeffers | 239 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 17,061 | 30.2 | +9.4 | ||
Turnout | 56,444 | 68.4 | +4.9 | ||
Registered electors | 82,567 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barry Gardiner | 28,351 | 54.3 | +7.4 | |
Conservative | Luke Parker | 17,517 | 33.5 | +2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Lorber | 2,607 | 5.0 | −12.0 | |
UKIP | Alan Craig | 2,024 | 3.9 | +3.2 | |
Green | Scott Bartle | 1,539 | 2.9 | +1.5 | |
Independent | Elcena Jeffers | 197 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 10,834 | 20.8 | +5.4 | ||
Turnout | 52,235 | 63.5 | +1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 82,196 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barry Gardiner | 24,514 | 46.9 | −2.5 | |
Conservative | Harshadbhai Patel | 16,486 | 31.5 | +2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Allie | 8,879 | 17.0 | +2.1 | |
Independent | Atiq Malik | 734 | 1.4 | New | |
Green | Martin Francis | 725 | 1.4 | New | |
UKIP | Sunita Webb | 380 | 0.7 | New | |
Brent North Needs An Independent MP | Jannen Vamadeva | 333 | 0.6 | New | |
English Democrat | Arvind Tailor | 247 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 8,028 | 15.4 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 52,298 | 62.3 | +3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 83,896 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −2.3 |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Barry Gardiner | 17,420 | 48.8 | −10.6 | |
Conservative | Bob Blackman | 11,779 | 33.0 | +3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Havard M. Hughes | 5,672 | 15.9 | +4.6 | |
Peace and Progress | Babar Ahmad | 685 | 1.9 | New | |
Rainbow Dream Ticket | Rainbow George Weiss | 126 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 5,641 | 15.8 | −14.3 | ||
Turnout | 35,682 | 59.3 | +1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 60,148 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −7.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Barry Gardiner | 20,149 | 59.4 | +8.7 | |
Conservative | Philip Allott | 9,944 | 29.3 | −10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Lorber | 3,846 | 11.3 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 10,205 | 30.1 | +19.6 | ||
Turnout | 33,939 | 57.7 | −12.8 | ||
Registered electors | 58,789 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +9.8 |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Barry Gardiner | 19,343 | 50.7 | +20.4 | |
Conservative | Rhodes Boyson | 15,324 | 40.2 | −17.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Lorber | 3,104 | 8.1 | −2.5 | |
Natural Law | Tony F. Davids | 204 | 0.5 | −0.3 | |
Rainbow Dream Ticket | George F. Clark | 199 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 4,019 | 10.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 38,174 | 70.5 | −0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 54,149 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +18.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rhodes Boyson | 23,445 | 56.2 | −3.7 | |
Labour | James Moher | 13,314 | 31.9 | +7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Lorber | 4,149 | 10.0 | −5.3 | |
Independent | Thakore Vipul | 356 | 0.9 | New | |
Natural Law | Tony F. Davids | 318 | 0.8 | New | |
Majority | 10,131 | 24.3 | −10.8 | ||
Turnout | 41,582 | 70.6 | −0.4 | ||
Registered electors | 58,917 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −5.4 |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Rhodes Boyson | 26,823 | 59.9 | +3.6 | |
Labour | Praful Patel | 11,103 | 24.8 | +1.7 | |
SDP | Christopher Mularczyk | 6,868 | 15.3 | −5.3 | |
Majority | 15,720 | 35.1 | +1.9 | ||
Turnout | 44,794 | 71.0 | +0.6 | ||
Registered electors | 63,081 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | −2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rhodes Boyson | 24,842 | 56.3 | +0.1 | |
Labour | Sandra Jackson | 10,191 | 23.1 | −8.2 | |
SDP | Thomas Mann | 9,082 | 20.6 | New | |
Majority | 14,651 | 33.2 | +12.6 | ||
Turnout | 44,115 | 70.4 | −6.3 | ||
Registered electors | 62,679 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Rhodes Boyson | 29,995 | 54.2 | +6.3 | |
Labour | John Lebor[14] | 18,612 | 33.6 | −0.2 | |
Liberal | Andrew T. Ketteringham | 5,872 | 10.6 | −5.1 | |
National Front | Graham John[14] | 873 | 1.6 | −0.9 | |
Majority | 11,383 | 20.6 | +6.5 | ||
Turnout | 55,352 | 76.7 | +4.8 | ||
Registered electors | 72,158 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 51,849 | 71.9 | −8.6 | ||
Registered electors | 72,122 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rhodes Boyson | 25,700 | 44.6 | ||
Labour | T.J.C. Goudie | 17,759 | 30.9 | ||
Liberal | F. Harrison | 12,537 | 21.8 | ||
National Front | A. Smith | 1,570 | 2.7 | ||
Majority | 7,941 | 13.7 | |||
Turnout | 57,566 | 80.5 | |||
Registered electors | 71,494 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ "Brent North: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Highest constituency swings in each general election since 1951". election.demon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ^ "United Kingdom Parliamentary Election results 1997-: London Boroughs". election.demon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 December 2000. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ^ "Brent North 1974–". Hansard 1803–2005 (online). UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Brent North parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis" (PDF) (Second ed.). House of Commons Library. 29 January 2019 [7 April 2018]. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election results for Brent North, 7 May 2015". Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ Gilbert, Christine (9 April 2015). "Election of a Member of Parliament for the BRENT NORTH Constituency: STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED" (PDF). London Borough of Brent. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ a b Election Expenses. Parliament of the United Kingdom. 1980. p. 9. ISBN 0102374805.
External links
[edit]- nomis Constituency Profile for Brent North — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
- Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
- Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
- Brent North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Brent North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK