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

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

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

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

References

  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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