# Brent North (UK Parliament constituency)

Brent North was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1997 until its abolition for the 2024 general election by Barry Gardiner of the Labour Party.
Under the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, the majority of the constituency was incorporated into the new seat of Brent West, with some parts going to the new seat of Brent East and the existing seat of Harrow East.

## History

Created in 1974 from the former seats of Wembley North and Wembley South, Brent North was a Conservative seat until 1997, held by Lancastrian former headmaster Rhodes Boyson with initially two fairly small 14% margins before the Conservative-dominated period beginning in 1979 which gave Boyson larger majorities until Labour won the seat in 1997. At the general elections of 1997 and 2001, Brent North produced the highest swing to Labour nationally. The winning candidate in 1997 was Glasgow-born Barry Gardiner, the youngest mayor of Cambridge in its history and former academic, who has held the seat ever since. The Liberal Democrats and their two predecessor parties (Liberal and SDP) amassed their largest share of the vote in 1974. Labour's percentage majority almost halved at the 2005 general election from 30.1% to 15.8% and fell slightly to 15.4% in 2010, faced with a new Conservative challenger, Harshadbhai Patel. The Labour Party vote increased in both the 2015 and 2017 general elections and then dramatically decreased to a 15.8% margin in 2019.

## Boundaries

1974–1983: The London Borough of Brent wards of Barnhill, Fryent, Kenton, Kingsbury, Preston, Queensbury, Roe Green, St Andrew's, Sudbury, Sudbury Court, and Tokyngton.
1983–1997: The London Borough of Brent wards of Barnhill, Fryent, Kenton, Kingsbury, Preston, Queensbury, Roe Green, St Andrew's, Sudbury, and Sudbury Court.
1997–2010: The London Borough of Brent wards of Barnhill, Fryent, Kenton, Kingsbury, Preston, Queensbury, Roe Green, Sudbury, and Sudbury Court.
2010–2024: The London Borough of Brent wards of Alperton, Barnhill, Fryent, Kenton, Northwick Park, Preston, Queensbury, Sudbury, and Wembley Central.
Most of the remaining wards in the London Borough of Brent were in the Brent Central constituency, with the exception of the wards of Brondesbury Park, Kilburn and Queens Park, which formed part of the Hampstead and Kilburn seat.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | Feb 1974 | Sir Rhodes Boyson | Conservative |
| | 1997 | Barry Gardiner | Labour |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Brent North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barry Gardiner | 26,911 | 51.9 | −11.0 |
| | Conservative | Anjana Patel | 18,832 | 36.3 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Lorber | 4,065 | 7.8 | +4.9 |
| | Brexit Party | Suzie O'Brien | 951 | 1.8 | New |
| | Green | Simon Rebbitt | 850 | 1.6 | +0.4 |
| | Independent | Noel Coonan | 169 | 0.3 | New |
| | Independent | Elcena Jeffers | 101 | 0.2 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,079 | 15.6 | −14.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,879 | 61.9 | −6.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -7.3 | |
General election 2017: Brent North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barry Gardiner | 35,496 | 62.9 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | Ameet Jogia | 18,435 | 32.7 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Lorber | 1,614 | 2.9 | −2.1 |
| | Green | Michaela Lichten | 660 | 1.2 | −1.7 |
| | Independent | Elcena Jeffers | 239 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,061 | 30.2 | +9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,444 | 68.4 | +4.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 82,567 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.7 | |
General election 2015: Brent North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barry Gardiner | 28,351 | 54.3 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Luke Parker | 17,517 | 33.5 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Lorber | 2,607 | 5.0 | −12.0 |
| | UKIP | Alan Craig | 2,024 | 3.9 | +3.2 |
| | Green | Scott Bartle | 1,539 | 2.9 | +1.5 |
| | Independent | Elcena Jeffers | 197 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,834 | 20.8 | +5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,235 | 63.5 | +1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 82,196 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.7 | |
General election 2010: Brent North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barry Gardiner | 24,514 | 46.9 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | Harshadbhai Patel | 16,486 | 31.5 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Allie | 8,879 | 17.0 | +2.1 |
| | Independent | Atiq Malik | 734 | 1.4 | New |
| | Green | Martin Francis | 725 | 1.4 | New |
| | UKIP | Sunita Webb | 380 | 0.7 | New |
| | Brent North Needs An Independent MP | Jannen Vamadeva | 333 | 0.6 | New |
| | English Democrat | Arvind Tailor | 247 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,028 | 15.4 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,298 | 62.3 | +3.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 83,896 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.3 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Brent North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barry Gardiner | 17,420 | 48.8 | −10.6 |
| | Conservative | Bob Blackman | 11,779 | 33.0 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Havard M. Hughes | 5,672 | 15.9 | +4.6 |
| | Peace and Progress | Babar Ahmad | 685 | 1.9 | New |
| | Rainbow Dream Ticket | Rainbow George Weiss | 126 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,641 | 15.8 | −14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,682 | 59.3 | +1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 60,148 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −7.1 | |
General election 2001: Brent North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barry Gardiner | 20,149 | 59.4 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | Philip Allott | 9,944 | 29.3 | −10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Lorber | 3,846 | 11.3 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,205 | 30.1 | +19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,939 | 57.7 | −12.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,789 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.8 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Brent North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barry Gardiner | 19,343 | 50.7 | +20.4 |
| | Conservative | Rhodes Boyson | 15,324 | 40.2 | −17.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Lorber | 3,104 | 8.1 | −2.5 |
| | Natural Law | Tony F. Davids | 204 | 0.5 | −0.3 |
| | Rainbow Dream Ticket | George F. Clark | 199 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,019 | 10.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,174 | 70.5 | −0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 54,149 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +18.9 | |
General election 1992: Brent North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rhodes Boyson | 23,445 | 56.2 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | James Moher | 13,314 | 31.9 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Lorber | 4,149 | 10.0 | −5.3 |
| | Independent | Thakore Vipul | 356 | 0.9 | New |
| | Natural Law | Tony F. Davids | 318 | 0.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,131 | 24.3 | −10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,582 | 70.6 | −0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,917 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −5.4 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Brent North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rhodes Boyson | 26,823 | 59.9 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | Praful Patel | 11,103 | 24.8 | +1.7 |
| | SDP | Christopher Mularczyk | 6,868 | 15.3 | −5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,720 | 35.1 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,794 | 71.0 | +0.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 63,081 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.2 | |
General election 1983: Brent North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rhodes Boyson | 24,842 | 56.3 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | Sandra Jackson | 10,191 | 23.1 | −8.2 |
| | SDP | Thomas Mann | 9,082 | 20.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,651 | 33.2 | +12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,115 | 70.4 | −6.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 62,679 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Brent North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rhodes Boyson | 29,995 | 54.2 | +6.3 |
| | Labour | John Lebor | 18,612 | 33.6 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal | Andrew T. Ketteringham | 5,872 | 10.6 | −5.1 |
| | National Front | Graham John | 873 | 1.6 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,383 | 20.6 | +6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,352 | 76.7 | +4.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,158 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Brent North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rhodes Boyson | 24,853 | 47.9 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | T.J.C. Goudie | 17,541 | 33.8 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal | F. Harrison | 8,158 | 15.7 | −6.1 |
| | National Front | J. Cattanach | 1,297 | 2.5 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,312 | 14.1 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,849 | 71.9 | −8.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,122 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Brent North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rhodes Boyson | 25,700 | 44.6 | |
| | Labour | T.J.C. Goudie | 17,759 | 30.9 | |
| | Liberal | F. Harrison | 12,537 | 21.8 | |
| | National Front | A. Smith | 1,570 | 2.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,941 | 13.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,566 | 80.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,494 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |