Brent North (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox alt
Name = Brent North


Type = Borough
Entity = Greater London
DivisionType = County
Division = Greater London
Year = 1974
MP = Barry Gardiner
Party = Labour
EP = London

Brent North is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

A safe Conservative seat for many years, it was held by Lancastrian former headmaster Rhodes Boyson with ease before Labour's victory in 1997 helped win this seat. Labour had their best swing here in the 2001 general election with a massive swing towards them, possibly as a result of the loss of Boyson's personal following, since he was no longer standing; it was much reduced in the 2005 general election, but still fairly comfortable.

Following the review of parliamentary representation in North London, the Boundary Commission for England has reduced the number of parliamentary seats wholly within Brent to two - Brent North and the new Brent Central, along with a third cross-borough seat, Hampstead and Kilburn, which will include wards from both Brent and Camden. The electoral wards used in the creation of the modified Brent North are:

*Alperton, Barnhill, Fryent, Kenton, Northwick Park, Preston, Queensbury, Sudbury, Wembley Central

The other wards in the London Borough of Brent are used to create the Brent Central constituency, with the exception of the wards of Brondesbury Park, Kilburn and Queens Park, which will form part of the new Hampstead and Kilburn seat.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Brent NorthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barry Gardiner
votes = 17,420
percentage = 48.8
change = −10.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Bob Blackman
votes = 11,779
percentage = 33.0
change = +3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Havard Hughes
votes = 5,672
percentage = 15.9
change = +4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Peace and Progress Party
candidate = Babar Ahmad
votes = 685
percentage = 1.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Vote For Yourself Rainbow Dream Ticket
candidate = Rainbow George Weiss
votes = 126
percentage = 0.4
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 5,641
percentage = 15.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 35,682
percentage = 59.3
change = +1.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = −7.1

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Brent NorthElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Barry Gardiner
votes = 20,149
percentage = 59.4
change = +8.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Allott
votes = 9,944
percentage = 29.3
change = -10.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Paul Lorber
votes = 3,846
percentage = 11.3
change = +3.2Election box majority
votes = 10,205
percentage = 30.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 33,939
percentage = 57.7
change = -12.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London