Brent South (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Brent South Borough constituency |
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| Brent South shown within Greater London | |
| Created: | 1974 |
| MP: | Dawn Butler |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater London |
| EP constituency: | London |
Brent South 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.
Since its creation on 1974, the constituency has consistently elected Labour MPs with large majorities. At the next general election, Brent South will be dissolved and split between neighbouring Brent North and two newly-created constituencies: Brent Central and Hampstead and Kilburn.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency includes Harlesden, Stonebridge Park, and Alperton. Wembley Stadium is contained in Brent South.
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[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1974 | Laurence Pavitt | Labour Co-operative | |
| 1987 | Paul Boateng | Labour | |
| 2005 | Dawn Butler | Labour | |
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Brent South | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Dawn Butler | 17,501 | 58.8 | -14.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | James Allie | 6,175 | 20.7 | +9.9 | |
| Conservative | Rishi Saha | 4,485 | 15.1 | +2.5 | |
| Green | Rowan Langley | 957 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
| Independent | Shaun Wallace | 297 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Independent | Rocky Fernandez | 288 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Rainbow Dream Ticket | Rainbow George Weiss | 61 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 11,326 | 38.1 | |||
| Turnout | 29,764 | 52.7 | +1.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 2001: Brent South | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Paul Boateng | 20,984 | 73.3 | +0.3 | |
| Conservative | Carupiah Selvarajah | 3,604 | 12.6 | -3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Havard Hughes | 3,098 | 10.8 | +3.1 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Mick McDonnell | 491 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Residents and Motorists of Great Britain | Tomas Mac Stiofain | 460 | 1.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 17,380 | 60.7 | |||
| Turnout | 28,637 | 51.2 | -13.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
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