# 2014 Brent London Borough Council election

The 2014 Brent London Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Brent London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Background

At the last election in 2010 Labour gained control of the council with 40 councillors, compared to 17 for the Liberal Democrats and 6 for the Conservatives. In July 2012 the Labour majority was increased when a Liberal Democrat councillor for Alperton, James Allie, defected to the Labour party. The Liberal Democrats lost another councillor in June 2013 when Brondesbury Park councillor Carol Shaw switched back to the Conservatives, ten years after she had defected from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats. However the Liberal Democrats did gain from a defection, when in December 2013 a Welsh Harp councillor Dhiraj Kataria left Labour to join the Liberal Democrats.
A seat was vacant before the 2010 election in Dudden Hill, after Liberal Democrat councillor David Clues resigned from the council less than 6 months before the election, after having moved to Brighton. A total of 222 candidates stood for election in 2010, contesting the 63 seats on the council across 21 wards. The candidates included full slates from the Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative parties, as well as Green Party candidates across the council and a number of UK Independence Party, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition and independent candidates.

## Election result

Labour increased their majority on the council making 16 gains and reducing the Liberal Democrats to just 1 seat on the council. Labour gained seats in Alperton, Dollis Hill, Dudden Hill, Mapesbury, Queens Park, Sudbury, Welsh Harp and Willesden Green from the Liberal Democrats, as well as seats in Northwick Park and Preston from the Conservatives. The 15 seats lost by the Liberal Democrats included the group leader Paul Lorber in Sudbury and meant Helen Carr in Mapesbury was the only Liberal Democrat remaining on the council.
The Conservatives stayed steady on 6 councillors after losing seats to Labour, but gaining 2 seats from the Liberal Democrats in Brondesbury Park. They finished second in vote share with 21%, but well behind Labour who got 47% of the vote. Overall turnout at the election was 36%.
Following the election Labour councillor Muhammed Butt remained leader of the council, defeating a challenge within his party from Neil Nerva. Meanwhile, the Conservative group split in half, with the 3 councillors from Brondesbury Park ward forming their own Brondesbury Park Conservatives group, after failing to replace Kenton councillor Suresh Kansahra as leader of the Conservative group, while the 3 Kenton Conservative councillors remained in the Conservative group.
Brent local election result 2014 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 56 | +16 | 88.9 | 46.8 | 39,870 | +5.7 |
| Conservative | 6 | ±0 | 9.5 | 20.6 | 17,547 | -1.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | -16 | 1.6 | 17.6 | 14,997 | -11.8 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 9,214 | +3.9 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1,505 | New |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 875 | New |
| Make Willesden Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 846 | New |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 298 | -0.2 |

## Ward results

Alperton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Allie | 2,370 | | |
| | Labour | Mili Patel | 2,309 | | |
| | Labour | Bhagwanji Chohan | 2,305 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Brown | 1,691 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trusha Patel | 1,669 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samira Ahmed | 1,553 | | |
| | Conservative | Shamim Chowdhury | 612 | | |
| | Conservative | Ramila Mistry | 506 | | |
| | Conservative | Gerald Soames | 452 | | |
| | Green | Yusuf Akram | 325 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,792 | 46 | -8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Barnhill (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sarah-Louise Marquis | 2,055 | | |
| | Labour | Shafique Choudhary | 2,010 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Pavey | 1,988 | | |
| | Conservative | Janu Kotecha | 1,023 | | |
| | Conservative | Kanta Pindoria | 983 | | |
| | Conservative | Jahan Mahmoodi | 911 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Brown | 352 | | |
| | Green | Giovanna Dunmall | 335 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Barratt | 233 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bruce Thomson | 174 | | |
| | Independent | Elcena Jeffers | 139 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,203 | 32 | -18 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Brondesbury Park (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carol Shaw | 1,634 | | |
| | Conservative | Joel Davidson | 1,162 | | |
| | Conservative | John Warren | 1,118 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Adeyeye | 993 | | |
| | Labour | David Lister | 939 | | |
| | Labour | Terry Hoad | 919 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Cheese | 630 | | |
| | Green | Rai Shamon | 520 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Cummins | 451 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maurice O'Neill | 388 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,754 | 37 | -15 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Dollis Hill (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Parvez Ahmed | 1,715 | | |
| | Labour | Arshad Mahmood | 1,669 | | |
| | Labour | Liz Dixon | 1,566 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Hopkins | 1,515 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Melia | 1,175 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammad Anwar | 1,172 | | |
| | Conservative | Rbee Mehmood | 536 | | |
| | Conservative | Suresh Prajapati | 442 | | |
| | Conservative | Gopal Sachdev | 393 | | |
| | Green | Pete Murry | 288 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,471 | 44 | -8 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Dudden Hill (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Aslam Choudry | 2,051 | | |
| | Labour | Janice Long | 1,895 | | |
| | Labour | Krupesh Hirani | 1,851 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anton Georgiou | 1,107 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Sisson | 961 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Costel Cam | 957 | | |
| | Green | Simone Aspis | 538 | | |
| | Conservative | Theresa Baker | 471 | | |
| | Conservative | Sanjay Patel | 389 | | |
| | Conservative | Jane Sayers | 385 | | |
| | UKIP | Heino Vockrodt | 292 | | |
| | TUSC | Sandra De Andrade | 144 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,041 | 41 | -10 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Fryent (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Crane | 2,043 | | |
| | Labour | Ruth Moher | 1,993 | | |
| | Labour | Shama Tatler | 1,708 | | |
| | Conservative | Amit Lakhani | 916 | | |
| | Conservative | Mick Iqbal | 845 | | |
| | Conservative | Bhavisha Panchal | 746 | | |
| | Green | Claire McCarthy | 422 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beatrice Cam | 301 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arvind Patel | 208 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Murari Sharma | 96 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,278 | 35 | -19 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Harlesden (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Aisha Eniola | 2,160 | | |
| | Labour | Lloyd McLeish | 2,031 | | |
| | Labour | Bobby Thomas | 2,017 | | |
| | Green | Simon Erskine | 459 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Motley | 387 | | |
| | TUSC | John Boyle | 359 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Fowler | 313 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Whittle | 283 | | |
| | Conservative | Brindanand Camadoo | 276 | | |
| | Conservative | Arthi Prajapati | 270 | | |
| | Conservative | Vijaya Rabadia | 249 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,804 | 30 | -19 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Kensal Green (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Claudia Hector | 1,819 | | |
| | Labour | Dan Filson | 1,808 | | |
| | Labour | Matt Kelcher | 1,730 | | |
| | Green | Sally Ibbotson | 621 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather James | 510 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Sutherland | 502 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Callum Biggins | 481 | | |
| | Conservative | Michael Doku | 394 | | |
| | Conservative | Pamela Rice | 382 | | |
| | Conservative | Josephine Poku | 330 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,577 | 33 | -19 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Kenton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Suresh Kansagra | 1,798 | | |
| | Conservative | Reg Colwill | 1,796 | | |
| | Conservative | Bhiku Patel | 1,669 | | |
| | Labour | Syed Alam | 1,139 | | |
| | Labour | Lewis Hodgetts | 1,040 | | |
| | Labour | Nadhim Ahmed | 946 | | |
| | Green | Graham Allen | 348 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Violet Steele | 221 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vivienne Williamson | 153 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ieva Tomsone | 125 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,235 | 36 | -22 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kilburn (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Duffy | 2,162 | | |
| | Labour | Rita Conneely | 2,147 | | |
| | Labour | Tayo Oladapo | 1,965 | | |
| | Green | Nas Belazka | 733 | | |
| | Conservative | Matt Jones | 582 | | |
| | Conservative | Louie Brockbank | 517 | | |
| | Conservative | Chris Gallagher | 512 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Ayres | 470 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Avionitis | 361 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Round | 321 | | |
| | TUSC | Izzie Counihan-Sanchez | 224 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,994 | 32 | -20 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Mapesbury (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lia Colacicco | 1,402 | | |
| | Labour | Ahmad Shahzad | 1,278 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Carr | 1,257 | | |
| | Labour | Columbus Moloney | 1,241 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Edgeworth | 1,179 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lauren Keith | 1,067 | | |
| | Green | Scott Bartle | 776 | | |
| | Conservative | Bertha Joseph | 445 | | |
| | Conservative | William McGowan | 416 | | |
| | Conservative | Samer Ahmedali | 408 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,469 | 35 | -15 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Northwick Park (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Keith Perrin | 1,694 | | |
| | Labour | Margaret McLennan | 1,616 | | |
| | Labour | Joshua Murray | 1,599 | | |
| | Conservative | Kishan Devani | 1,579 | | |
| | Conservative | John Detre | 1,550 | | |
| | Conservative | Harihar Patel | 1,493 | | |
| | Green | Mimi Kaltman | 263 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Conduit | 219 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Robb | 171 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Freda Raingold | 136 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,320 | 38 | -15 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Preston (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Matthew Bradley | 1,712 | | |
| | Labour | Patricia Harrison | 1,671 | | |
| | Labour | Jean Hossain | 1,549 | | |
| | Conservative | Harshadbhai Patel | 1,428 | | |
| | Conservative | Michael Maurice | 1,339 | | |
| | Conservative | Monica Patel | 1,334 | | |
| | UKIP | Jeffrey Deen | 345 | | |
| | Green | May Erskine | 317 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eileen Barker | 260 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Bunce-Linsell | 245 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Johnson | 211 | | |
| | TUSC | Paul Summers | 148 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,559 | 36 | -15 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Queens Park (Brent ward) (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Denselow | 1,727 | | |
| | Labour | Neil Nerva | 1,650 | | |
| | Labour | Eleanor Southwood | 1,587 | | |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Powers | 784 | | |
| | Green | Alex Freed | 750 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Virginia Bonham Carter | 723 | | |
| | Conservative | Shaun Rosse | 708 | | |
| | Conservative | Abdul Alawiye | 624 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Isabella Thomas | 549 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Bertulis-Fernandes | 520 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,622 | 34 | -22 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Queensbury (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sandra Kabir | 2,114 | | |
| | Labour | Ramesh Patel | 2,022 | | |
| | Labour | Kana Naheerathan | 1,981 | | |
| | Conservative | Kanta Mistry | 1,877 | | |
| | Conservative | Snehal Mehta | 1,669 | | |
| | Conservative | Jayanti Patel | 1,644 | | |
| | UKIP | Barry Cameron | 421 | | |
| | Green | Adlen Biloum | 332 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valerie Brown | 252 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Lewis | 209 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peggy Cruickshank | 170 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,691 | 41 | -14 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Stonebridge (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sabina Khan | 2,638 | | |
| | Labour | Ernest Ezeajughi | 2,522 | | |
| | Labour | Zaffar Kalwala | 2,386 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Lake | 406 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donald MacArthur | 356 | | |
| | Conservative | Summer Jafferali | 331 | | |
| | Conservative | Rohit Patel | 317 | | |
| | Green | Brian Orr | 289 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dineshkumar Shah | 260 | | |
| | Conservative | Pritul Rabadia | 252 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,757 | 33 | -18 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Sudbury (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Daly | 2,038 | | |
| | Labour | Aisha Hoda-Benn | 1,862 | | |
| | Labour | Abdi Aden | 1,810 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Lorber | 1,651 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deven Shah | 1,431 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Wharton | 1,379 | | |
| | Conservative | Jessica Bhardwaj | 549 | | |
| | Conservative | Lewis Owen | 460 | | |
| | Conservative | Badrul Haque | 407 | | |
| | Green | Manish Patel | 309 | | |
| | Independent | Toby Chambers | 159 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,055 | 42 | -8 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Tokyngton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Muhammed Butt | 2,247 | | |
| | Labour | Ketan Sheth | 2,143 | | |
| | Labour | Orleen Hylton | 1,990 | | |
| | Conservative | Jimmy Desai | 816 | | |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Brown | 701 | | |
| | Conservative | Mesbah Uddin | 573 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vijya Bhudia | 502 | | |
| | Green | Khalid Akram | 425 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chunilal Hirani | 406 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Naim Hasani | 369 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,172 | 32 | -21 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Welsh Harp (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roxanne Mashari | 1,833 | | |
| | Labour | Amer Agha | 1,831 | | |
| | Labour | Harbi Farah | 1,653 | | |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Drab | 690 | | |
| | Conservative | Richard Lacey | 601 | | |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Alghoul | 547 | | |
| | UKIP | Syed Hussain | 447 | | |
| | Green | Jafar Hassan | 351 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Ratnayake | 334 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mario Tchiqurina | 220 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ulla Thiessen | 219 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,726 | 35 | -16 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Wembley Central (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Krupa Sheth | 2,228 | | |
| | Labour | Wilhelmina Murray | 1,990 | | |
| | Labour | Sam Stopp | 1,726 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jyotshna Patel | 1,571 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dhiraj Kataria | 1,400 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Bessong | 1,300 | | |
| | Conservative | Abirami Senthilnathan | 525 | | |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Ahmed | 470 | | |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Shaikh | 402 | | |
| | Green | Kolos Csontos | 282 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,894 | 39 | -11 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Willesden Green (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lesley Jones | 1,730 | | |
| | Labour | Bernard Collier | 1,628 | | |
| | Labour | Tom Miller | 1,446 | | |
| | Make Willesden Green | Alex Colas | 846 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Omar Deedat | 638 | | |
| | Green | Martin Francis | 531 | | |
| | Green | Shahrar Ali | 520 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ibrahim Jahangir | 480 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mayanthie Wijesuriya | 425 | | |
| | Conservative | Joan Padro | 281 | | |
| | Conservative | Shahin Chowdhury | 267 | | |
| | Conservative | Ali Jawad | 251 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,043 | 34 | -13 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |