Brent West (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Brent West | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Brent West in Greater London | |
| County | Greater London |
| Electorate | 76,463 (2023)[1] |
| Borough | Brent |
| Major settlements | Wembley |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Barry Gardiner (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Brent 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 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]
- Alperton, Barnhill, Kenton, Northwick Park, Preston, Sudbury and Wembley Central from the abolished Brent North constituency
- Tokyngton, Wembley Hill and Wembley Park from the abolished Brent Central constituency
Constituency profile
[edit]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
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| 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 | |||
| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Brent West". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
- ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Brent%20West
- ^ "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Brent West Constituency" (PDF). Brent Council. 7 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- Brent West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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