Brent West (UK Parliament constituency)

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.

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

Boundaries

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

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	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

• List of parliamentary constituencies in London

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.

External links

• Brent West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK