Brent East (UK Parliament constituency)

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Brent East
Borough constituency
Brent East shown within Greater London
Created: 1974
MP: Sarah Teather
Party: Liberal Democrats
Type: House of Commons
County: Greater London
EP constituency: London

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.

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[edit] Boundaries

The constituency is one of three covering the London Borough of Brent in north-west London. It covers the south-east of the borough, including the areas of Brondesbury, Dollis Hill, Kilburn and Neasden, as well as parts of Willesden and Cricklewood.

[edit] Boundary review

Following the review of parliamentary representation in North London, the Boundary Commission for England has reduced the number of parliamentary seats in Brent, and Brent East is to be abolished. At the next general election it will be replaced by parts of two new constituencies: most will form part of a Brent Central seat, while three wards covering Kilburn area will be part of the new Hampstead and Kilburn seat.

[edit] History

The constituency was created in 1974 and first contested in the February general election of that year. An ethnically diverse area, it was previously one of the Labour Party's safest seats in London. It was held by Reg Freeson from 1974 until 1987, then by Ken Livingstone (following the abolition of the Greater London Council, of which he was leader, in 1986).

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 MP in 2001 to concentrate on his position as Mayor. Labour retained 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 September 18, 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[1]. Teather held the seat at the 2005 general election, with an increased majority of 8.7%

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1974 Reginald Freeson Labour
1987 Ken Livingstone Labour
  2000 Independent
2001 Paul Daisley Labour
2003 Sarah Teather Liberal Democrats

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Brent East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Sarah Teather 14,764 47.5 +36.9
Labour Yasmin Qureshi 12,052 38.8 –24.4
Conservative Kwasi Kwarteng 3,193 10.3 –7.9
Green Shahrar Ali 905 2.9 –1.8
Independent Michelle Weininger 115 0.4 N/A
Rainbow Dream Ticket Rainbow George Weiss 39 0.1 N/A
Majority 2,712 8.7
Turnout 31,068 55.3 +3.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing +30.7
By-election 2003: Brent East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Sarah Teather 8,158 39.12 +28.5
Labour Robert Evans 7,040 33.76 –29.4
Conservative Uma Fernandes 3,368 16.15 –2.0
Green Noel Lynch 638 3.06 –1.6
Socialist Alliance Brian Butterworth 361 1.73 N/A
Public Services Not War Fawzi Ibrahim 219 1.05 N/A
Independent Winston McKenzie 197 0.94 N/A
Independent Kelly McBride 189 0.91 N/A
Independent Harold Immanuel 188 0.9 N/A
UK Independence Brian Hall 140 0.67 0.1
Socialist Labour Iris Cremer 111 0.53 –0.8
Independent Neil Walsh 101 0.48 N/A
Monster Raving Loony Alan Hope 59 0.28 N/A
Independent Aaron Barschak 37 0.18 N/A
Independent Jitendra Bardwaj 35 0.17 N/A
www.xat.org Rainbow George Weiss 11 0.05 N/A
Majority 1,118 5.36
Turnout 20,752 36.2 –15.7
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing +29.0
General Election 2001: Brent East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Daisley 18,325 63.2 –4.1
Conservative David Gauke 5,278 18.2 –4.1
Liberal Democrat Nowsheen Bhatti 3,065 10.6 +2.8
Green Simone Aspis 1,361 4.7 N/A
ProLife Alliance Sarah Macken 392 1.4 +0.7
Socialist Labour Iris Cremer 383 1.3 N/A
UK Independence Ashwin Tanna 188 0.6 N/A
Majority 13,047 45.0 0
Turnout 28,992 51.9 –14.0
Labour hold Swing 0
General Election 1997: Brent East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ken Livingstone 23,748 67.33
Conservative Mark Francois 7,866 22.3
Liberal Democrat Ian Hunter 2,751 7.8
Socialist Labour Stan Keable 466 1.32
ProLife Alliance Andrew Shanks 218 0.62
Rainbow Dream Ticket Claire Warrilow 120 0.34
Natural Law Dean Jenkin 103 0.29
Majority 15,882 45
Turnout 35,272 65.87
Labour hold Swing

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Times report on by-election result. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.

[edit] See also

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Barking · Battersea · Brent North · Brent South · Brentford and Isleworth · Camberwell and Peckham · Croydon North · Dagenham · Dulwich and West Norwood · Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush · Ealing North · Ealing Southall · East Ham · Edmonton · Eltham · Enfield North · Erith and Thamesmead · Feltham and Heston · Finchley and Golders Green · Greenwich and Woolwich · Hackney North and Stoke Newington · Hackney South and Shoreditch · Hampstead and Highgate · Harrow East · Harrow West · Hayes and Harlington · Hendon · Holborn and St. Pancras · Ilford South · Islington North · Islington South and Finsbury · Lewisham Deptford · Lewisham East · Lewisham West · Leyton and Wanstead · Mitcham and Morden · Poplar and Canning Town · Regent's Park and Kensington North · Streatham · Tooting · Tottenham · Vauxhall · Walthamstow · West Ham
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