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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
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[edit]

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[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]

General election 2024: Brent West[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Gardiner 17,258 41.7 Decrease 11.6
Conservative Sushil Rapatwar 13,465 32.5 Decrease 1.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Lorber 3,013 7.3 Decrease 1.8
Green Bastôn De'Medici-Jaguar 2,805 6.8 Increase 5.1
Workers Party Nadia Klok 2,774 6.7 New
Reform UK Ian Collier 2,061 5.0 Increase 3.5
Majority 3,793 9.2 Decrease 6.4
Registered electors 79,937
Turnout 41,376 51.8 Decrease 11.5
Labour win (new seat)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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.

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