'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.
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.
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.
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. Teather held the seat at the
2005 general election, with an increased majority of 8.7%
Members of Parliament
Election results
See also
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List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London
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