Brent North (UK Parliament constituency)

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]

Brent North
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Brent North in Greater London
CountyGreater London
Population128,484 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate82,648 (December 2010)[2]
Major settlementsWembley, Kingsbury, Sudbury, Alperton, Kenton
Current constituency
Created1974 (1974)
Member of ParliamentBarry Gardiner (Labour)
Number of membersOne
Created fromWembley North
Wembley South

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-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.[3] 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.[4] 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

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
ElectionMember[5]Party
Feb 1974 Sir Rhodes Boyson Conservative
1997 Barry Gardiner Labour

Election results

Elections in the 2010s
General election 2019: Brent North[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 +5.0
Brexit Party Suzie O'Brien 951 1.8 N/A
Green Simon Rebbitt 850 1.6 +0.5
Independent Noel Coonan 169 0.3 N/A
Independent Elcena Jeffers 101 0.2 N/A
Majority 8,079 15.6 -14.7
Turnout 51,879 61.9 -6.4
Labour hold Swing -7.3
General election 2017: Brent North[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Gardiner 35,496 62.9 +8.6
Conservative Ameet Jogia 18,435 32.7 -0.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Lorber 1,614 2.9 -2.1
Green Michaela Lichten 660 1.2 -1.8
Independent Elcena Jeffers 239 0.4 +0.0
Majority 17,061 30.2 +9.5
Turnout 56,444 68.4 +4.9
Registered electors 82,567
Labour hold Swing +4.7
General election 2015: Brent North[9][10][11]
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 +3.1
Green Scott Bartle 1,539 2.9 +1.6
Independent Elcena Jeffers 197 0.4 N/A
Majority 10,834 20.7 +5.4
Turnout 52,235 63.5 +1.2
Registered electors 82,196
Labour hold Swing +2.7
General election 2010: Brent North[12]
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 −2.5
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 Democrat Arvind Tailor 247 0.5 N/A
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
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 Democrats 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 -14.3
Turnout 35,682 59.3 +1.6
Registered electors 60,148
Labour hold Swing −7.1
General election 2001: Brent North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Gardiner 20,149 59.4 +8.7
Conservative Philip Allott 9,944 29.3 −10.8
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
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 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 N/A
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
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 Democrats Paul Lorber 4,149 10.0 N/A
Independent Thakore Vipul 356 0.9 N/A
Natural Law Tony F. Davids 318 0.8 N/A
Majority 10,131 24.3 -10.8
Turnout 41,682 70.6 -0.4
Registered electors 58,917
Conservative hold Swing −5.4

Elections in the 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
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
General election 1983: Brent North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rhodes Boyson 24,842 56.3 +0.1
Labour S.M. Jackson 10,191 23.1 −8.2
SDP T.J. Mann 9,082 20.6 N/A
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
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 +6.5
Turnout 55,352 76.7 +4.8
Registered electors 72,158
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 +0.3
Turnout 51,849 71.9 −8.6
Registered electors 72,122
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
Registered electors 71,494
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references
Notes
  1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. 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.
  3. (rounded to nearest integer)
References
  1. "Brent North: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. "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.
  3. "Highest constituency swings in each general election since 1951". election.demon.co.uk.
  4. "United Kingdom Parliamentary Election results 1997-: London Boroughs". election.demon.co.uk.
  5. "Brent North 1974–". Hansard 1803–2005 (online). UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  6. "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF).
  7. "Brent North parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
  8. http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf
  9. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  10. "Election results for Brent North, 7 May 2015".
  11. http://brent.gov.uk/media/15362372/Statement-of-persons-nomination-Brent-North.pdf
  12. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

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