Brent London Borough Council elections

Brent London Borough Council in London, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 63 councillors have been elected from 21 wards.[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3]

Party in control Years
Labour 1964 - 1968
Conservative 1968 - 1971
Labour 1971 - 1982
No overall control 1982 - 1986
Labour 1986 - 1990
No overall control 1990 - 1998
Labour 1998 - 2006
No overall control 2006 - 2010
Labour 2010 - present

Council elections

Summary of the council composition after each council election, click on the year for full details of each election.

Year Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Notes
1964[4] 34 26 0
1968[4] 11 49 0 Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[5]
1971[4] 38 22 0
1974[4] 35 25 0
1978[4] 39 27 0 Boundary changes increased the number of seats by six[6]
1982[4] 33 30 3
1986[4] 43 20 3
1990[4] 29 31 6
1994[4] 28 33 5 Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[n 1]
1998[4] 43 19 4
2002[4] 35 19 9 Boundary changes reduced the number of seats by three[7][8]
2006[9] 21 15 27
2010[2] 40 6 17
2014[3] 56 6 1

Borough result maps

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[10] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-election Date Incumbent party Winning party
Preston 30 May 1996 Conservative Conservative
Kilburn by-election 11 March 1999 Labour Labour
Roe Green by-election 27 July 2000 Labour Labour
Fryent by-election 1 March 2001 Labour Labour
Fryent by-election 16 June 2005 Labour Labour
Preston by-election 16 June 2005 Conservative Conservative
Dudden Hill by-election 24 May 2007 Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Stonebridge by-election 13 September 2007 Labour Labour
Queens Park by-election 13 March 2008 Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Wembley Central by-election 23 July 2009 Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Kenton by-election 17 February 2011 Conservative Conservative
Wembley Central by-election 22 December 2011 Labour Labour
Dollis Hill by-election 22 March 2012 Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat
Barnhill by-election 3 May 2012 Labour Labour
Kenton by-election 5 March 2015 Conservative Conservative

1968-1971

Chamberlayne by-election, 27 June 1968[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. A. Lazarus 1271
Labour J. E. Hockey 443
Liberal Mrs K. Smulovitch 282
Communist Mrs L. C. Gibbons 29
Turnout 30.0%
Kenton by-election, 27 June 1968[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs A. M. Newland 1389
Conservative E. I. Hughes 1373
Labour P. G. Pendsay 111
Labour S. E. H. Lockyer 110
Turnout 22.0%
Wembley Park by-election, 27 June 1968[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative l. J. Scott 1496
Conservative P. J. Bance 1485
Liberal Mrs C. Coburn 179
Liberal L. F. Butcher 175
Labour Mrs K. E. Toller 162
Labour R. Feather 156
Turnout 25.9%
Tokyngton by-election, 31 July 1969[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. J. Harvey 867
Labour Mrs M. C. Wyatt 447
Liberal Mrs C. Coburn 212
Turnout 22.1%

1971-1974

Carlton by-election, 24 June 1971[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour O. Boyle 1,413
Conservative A. V. Phipps 141
Turnout 29.8%
St Raphael's by-election, 24 June 1971[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour I. E. Roxburgh 1,347
Conservative M. S. M. Read 82
Turnout 25.2%
Stonebridge by-election, 24 June 1971[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Lawlor 1,081
Conservative J. H. Hulyer 84
Turnout 24.1 %
Brentwater by-election, 6 December 1973[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Holtz 1,112
Conservative O. L. Stone 528
Liberal L. F. Butcher 233
National Front G. W. Bryant 186
Turnout 30.6%

1974-1978

Carlton by-election, 20 March 1975[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cyril Shaw 1,015
Liberal Patrick B. O'Donoghue 261
Conservative Patricia R. Gee 190
National Front Avril G. F. Downes 180
Turnout 30.8
Sudbury by-election, 12 June 1975[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert B. Tredger 1,856
Liberal David Arthur 296
Labour Mary R. Filler 275
Turnout 36.7
Wembley Park by-election, 21 October 1976[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John T. J. Detre 1,816
Labour Maurice L. H. Hoffman 466
National Front Avril G. F. Downes 219
Liberal David Arthur 141
Turnout 35.9
Manor by-election, 25 November 1976[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy W. Ley 758
Conservative Charles T. Knight 641
Liberal John H. Gover 166
National Front Raymond J. Marsh 134
Independent John C. Blackman 84
Socialist Workers Roger F. Cox 70
Turnout 30.7
Fryent by-election, 10 February 1977[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stuart M. Kinchyck 1,396
Labour Anthony J. Colman 986
National Front John R. Davies 270
Liberal Colin F. Scofield 201
Turnout 42.3

1990-1994

Roundwood by-election, 2 August 1990[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John J. Ryan 583 52.1
Conservative Dennis Okocha 387 34.6
Liberal Democrat Navinchandra N. Joshi 148 13.2
Turnout 23.3
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Richard E. Hume.

Willesden Green by-election, 20 December 1990[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ahmad Shahzad 700 45.9
Independent Sally P. Hunt 468 30.7
Conservative Terence C. Munro 357 23.4
Turnout 27.8
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Hazel A. D. Baird.

Queen's Park by-election, 7 November 1991[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lib Dem Focus Team Noel A. Martin 781 42.6
Labour John M. Pritchard 521 28.4
Conservative Julian L. Smith 456 24.9
Green Theresa M. Dean 75 4.1
Turnout 47.9
Lib Dem Focus Team gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jean M. Spray.

Alperton by-election, 17 September 1992[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lib Dem Focus Team Daniel E. Brown 1,685 59.1
Labour Victor L. Humphrey 642 22.5
Conservative Suresh L. Kansagra 523 18.4
Turnout 46.7
Lib Dem Focus Team hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Mike Harskin.

Stonebridge by-election, 10 June 1993[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tullah Persaud 770 56.1
Lib Dem Focus Team Stephen T. Newcombe 414 30.2
Conservative Smart O. Owaka 152 11.1
Green Graham D. Woodland 36 2.6
Turnout 32.5
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Harriet J. Harper.

References

  1. ↑ The North and Central London (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
  1. ↑ "Which elections can I vote in?". Brent Council. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Brent". BBC News Online. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Brent". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 "Summary of Local Election Results in Brent". Brent Council. Archived from the original on 14 May 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Brent". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Local elections: Brent". BBC News Online. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 "London Borough Council By-elections May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

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