Brent West (UK Parliament constituency)

Brent West
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Brent West in Greater London
CountyGreater London
Electorate76,463 (2023)[1]
BoroughBrent
Major settlementsWembley
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentBarry Gardiner (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromBrent Central & Brent North

Brent West is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, Barry Gardiner of the Labour Party has been its MP since the 2024 general election.

Boundaries

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Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency comprises the following wards of the London Borough of Brent (as they existed on 4 May 2022):[3][4]

Constituency profile

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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

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Brent West[6]
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 Decrease5.2
2019 notional result[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
Turnout 48,407 63.3
Electorate 76,463

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. ^ "New Seat Details - Brent West". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
  5. ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Brent%20West
  6. ^ "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Brent West Constituency" (PDF). Brent Council. 7 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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