Brent West
| Brent West | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Brent West in Greater London | |
| County | Greater London |
| Electorate | 76,463 (March 2020)[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 review of Westminster constituencies, Barry Gardiner of the Labour Party has been its MP since the 2024 general election. Gardiner represented the predecessor seat of Brent North from 1997 to 2024.
Constituency profile
The Brent West constituency is located in the Borough of Brent in North London. It is entirely urban and is roughly coterminous with the area of Wembley, which includes the neighbourhoods of Alperton, Sudbury and Preston. The area experienced deprivation and overcrowding in the late 20th century but has recently seen increasing gentrification.[3][4] Brent is extremely ethnically diverse. People born outside the United Kingdom make up 56% of residents, the highest rate of any local authority in the country.[5] Brent has the highest proportion of Irish people in Great Britain and the country's largest Brazilian community.[6][7]
Residents of Brent West generally have similar levels of wealth and education to London as a whole, but high levels of unskilled employment and deprivation,[8] particularly in the south of the constituency around Alperton.[9] Like the rest of Brent, the constituency is ethnically diverse. Around half of residents are of Asian ethnicity, primarily Indian. Hindus make up 28% of the population and Muslims are 18%.[10] White people make up 26% of residents and most are not of British origin. Black people are 12% and other ethnic groups are 9%.[11]
At the local borough council, most areas in the constituency are represented by Labour Party councillors, although Conservatives were elected in the wealthier area around Preston and Liberal Democrats were elected in parts of Sudbury and Alperton. An estimated 57% of voters in Brent West favoured remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum, higher than the country as a whole but slightly lower than the rest of London.[8]
Boundaries
The constituency comprises the following wards of the London Borough of Brent (as they existed on 4 May 2022):[12][13]
- Alperton, Barnhill, Kenton, Northwick Park, Preston, Sudbury, Tokyngton, Wembley Central, Wembley Hill and Wembley Park.
The seat comprises the majority of the abolished constituency of Brent North, together with a small part (Tokyngton and Wembley Park) of Brent Central (also abolished).
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| 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 | 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
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Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result [n 1] [15] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Majority | 9,431 | 19.5 | |
| Turnout | 48,407 | 63.3 | |
| Electorate | 76,463 | ||
See also
Notes
- ^ Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Brignall, Miles (2 April 2014). "London's Brent borough leads Britain for rising house prices". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ McGhie, Caroline (23 March 2015). "The new map of middle-class London". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Country of birth - Census Maps, ONS". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ "2011 Census data".
- ^ "Layout 1" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ^ a b Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Brent%20West
- ^ "Constituency data: Deprivation in England". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "2021 census results: Religion in your constituency". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ^ "2021 census results: Ethnic groups in your constituency". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "New Seat Details – Brent West". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
- ^ "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Brent West Constituency" (PDF). Brent Council. 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Brent West notional election - 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