Brent East
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox UK constituency main Brent East is a parliamentary constituency in north west London. It returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
The seat first existed between 1974 and 2010 and was re-established under the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election. In the intervening period, the seat was largely replaced by Brent Central.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The constituency is currently represented for the Labour Party by Dawn Butler, who previously served as MP for Brent Central (2015–2024) and Brent South (2005–2010).
History
The constituency was created in 1974 and was first contested at the February general election of that year. It was held by Reg Freeson from 1974 to 1987, then by Ken Livingstone (following the abolition of the Greater London Council, of which he was leader, in 1986).
An ethnically diverse area, it was previously one of the Labour Party's safest seats in London. In 1971, 19.3% were non-White.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> In 1981, 30% of the constiuency were non-White.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> The constituency had the highest concentration of Irish born people in 1981.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
After Livingstone was expelled from the Labour Party for standing as an independent candidate for Mayor of London in 2000, he represented the constituency as an independent until standing down as an MP in 2001 to concentrate on his position as Mayor. Labour regained the seat at the 2001 general election, with Paul Daisley holding the seat until his death two years later.
The resulting Brent East by-election was held on 18 September 2003, with the 2003 Invasion of Iraq as a background. Labour lost the seat to Sarah Teather of the Liberal Democrats, with a considerable 29% swing, having come from a distant third place in 2001.<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> Teather retained the seat at the 2005 general election, with a majority of 2,712 votes and a swing of 30.7% from Labour to the Liberal Democrats compared to the previous general election.
Boundaries
Historic
The original constituency was one of three covering the London Borough of Brent in north-west London, covering the areas of Brondesbury, Dollis Hill, Kilburn and Neasden, as well as parts of Willesden and Cricklewood.
1974–1983: The London Borough of Brent wards of Brentwater, Brondesbury Park, Carlton, Church End, Cricklewood, Gladstone, Kilburn, Mapesbury, Queen's Park, and Willesden Green.
1983–2010: The London Borough of Brent wards of Brentwater, Brondesbury Park, Carlton, Chamberlayne, Church End, Cricklewood, Gladstone, Kilburn, Mapesbury, Queen's Park, and Willesden Green.Template:Maplink
Current
Further to the 2023 boundary review, the constituency is composed of the following wards of the London Borough of Brent:
- Brondesbury Park; Cricklewood & Mapesbury; Dollis Hill; Kingsbury; Roundwood; Stonebridge; Welsh Harp; Willesden Green.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The re-established seat primarily comprises the majority of the abolished Brent Central constituency, with Brondesbury Park and Kingsbury wards coming from the abolished constituencies of Hampstead and Kilburn, and Brent North respectively.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member <ref name="rayment">Template:Rayment-hc</ref> | Party | |
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| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | Feb 1974 | Reg Freeson | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1987 | Ken Livingstone | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2000 | Independent | |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2001 | Paul Daisley | Labour |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2003 by-election | Sarah Teather | Liberal Democrat |
| 2010 | constituency abolished: see Brent Central & Hampstead and Kilburn | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2024 | Dawn Butler | Labour |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
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Elections in the 2010s
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| Party | Vote | % | |
| Template:Party color cell | Labour | 28,100 | 63.8 |
| Template:Party color cell | Conservative | 10,344 | 23.5 |
| Template:Party color cell | Liberal Democrats | 3,972 | 9.0 |
| Template:Party color cell | Green | 1,426 | 3.2 |
| Template:Party color cell | Brexit Party | 175 | 0.4 |
| Majority | 17,756 | 40.3 | |
| Turnout | 44,017 | 58.0 | |
| Electorate | 75,880 | ||
Elections in the 2000s
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Elections in the 1990s
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Elections in the 1980s
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Elections in the 1970s
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See also
Notes and references
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External links
- Brent East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Brent East UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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- Politics of the London Borough of Brent
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1974
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2010
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2024
- Parliamentary constituencies in London