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Encyclopedia > Brent East (UK Parliament constituency)


Brent East in Greater London

Brent East is constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is an ethnically-diverse area in North-west London and part of the London Borough of Brent. It was created for the first 1974 general election. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... St. ... The London Borough of Brent is a London borough in north west London which is surrounded by other boroughs: Harrow to the northwest, Barnet to the northeast, Camden to the east and Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster to the south. ... The UK general election of February 1974 was held on February 28, 1974. ...

Contents

1 Boundaries
2 History
3 Members of Parliament
4 Election results
5 See also

Boundaries

History

While as interesting as any other part of London, it was the former constituency of Ken Livingstone and it notably returned a Liberal Democrat MP, Sarah Teather, in a September 2003 by-election on a 29% swing from Labour to the Lib Dems. Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Sarah Teather Sarah Teather (born 1 June 1974) is the British Member of Parliament for Brent East. ... The member of Parliament for Brent East, Paul Daisley, of the Labour Party died on June 18, 2003. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

Members of Parliament

1974 — 1987: Reginald Freeson, Labour
1987 — 2001: Ken Livingstone, Labour
2001 — 2003: Paul Daisley, Labour
2003 — present: Sarah Teather, Liberal Democrat

Reginald Freeson was a Labour MP and minister. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Paul Andrew Daisley (July 20, 1957-June 18, 2003) was an English politician. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Sarah Teather Sarah Teather (born 1 June 1974) is the British Member of Parliament for Brent East. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...

Election results

General Election 2005: Brent East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Teather	14,764	47.5	+36.9
	Labour	Yasmin Qureshi	12,052	38.8	−24.4
	Conservative	Kwasi Kwarteng	3,193	10.3	−7.9
	Green	Shahrar Ali	905	2.9	−1.8
	Independent	Michelle Weininger	115	0.4	N/A
	Vote For Yourself Rainbow Dream Ticket	Rainbow George Weiss	39	0.1	N/A
Majority			2,712	8.7
Turnout			31,068	55.3	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+30.7

By-election 2003: Brent East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Teather	8,158	39.12	28.5
	Labour	Robert Evans	7,040	33.76	-29.4
	Conservative	Uma Fernandes	3,368	16.15	-2
	Green	Noel Lynch	638	3.06	-1.6
	Socialist Alliance	Brian Butterworth	361	1.73	N/A
	Public Services Not War	Khidori Fawzi Ibrahim	219	1.05	N/A
	Independent	Winston McKenzie	197	0.94	N/A
	Independent	Kelly McBridge	189	0.91	N/A
	Independent	Harold Immanuel	188	0.9	N/A
	UKIP	Brian Hall	140	0.67	0.1
	Socialist Labour Party	Iris Cremer	111	0.53	-0.8
	Independent	Neil Walsh	101	0.48	N/A
	Monster Raving Loony Party	Alan Howling Lord Hope	59	0.28	N/A
	Independent	Aaron Barschak	37	0.18	N/A
	Independent	Jitendra Bardwaj	35	0.17	N/A
	www.xat.org	Rainbow George Weiss	11	0.05	N/A
Majority			1,118	5.36
Turnout			20,752	36.2	-15.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

General Election 2001: Brent East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Daisley	18,325	63.2	-4.1
	Conservative	David Gauke	5,278	18.2	-4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Norsheen Bhatti	3,065	10.6	+2.8
	Green	Simone Aspis	1,361	4.7	N/A
	ProLife Alliance	Sarah Macken	392	1.4	+0.7
	Socialist Labour Party	Iris Cremer	383	1.3	N/A
	UKIP	Ashwin Tanna	188	0.6	N/A
Majority			13,047	45.0	0
Turnout			28,992	51.9	-14.0
	Labour hold		Swing	28.5

General Election 1997: Brent East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Livingstone	23,748	67.33
	Conservative	Mark Francois	7,866	22.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Hunter	2,751	7.8
	Socialist Labour Party	Stanley Keable	466	1.32
	ProLife Alliance	Andrew Shanks	218	0.62
	Rainbow Dream Ticket	Claire Warrilow	120	0.34
	Natural Law	Dean Jenkin	103	0.29
Majority			15,882	45
Turnout			35,272	65.87
	Labour hold		Swing

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Sarah Teather Sarah Teather (born 1 June 1974) is the British Member of Parliament for Brent East. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ... Vote For Yourself Rainbow Dream Ticket is a United Kingdom Political party which advocates the abolition of parliament in favour of devolution to city states and decision-making by referendum. ... Rainbow George Weiss (born 1941) is a fringe UK politician, standing in 13 different constituencies at the 2005 General Election. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The member of Parliament for Brent East, Paul Daisley, of the Labour Party died on June 18, 2003. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Sarah Teather Sarah Teather (born 1 June 1974) is the British Member of Parliament for Brent East. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Robert Evans (born 1956) is a Member of the European Parliament for the Labour and Co-operative Parties representing London. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ... Categories: Green politicians | Stub ... The Socialist Alliance is a far left electoral alliance in England. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is an Eurosceptical political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Socialist Labour Party (SLP) is a small left-wing political party in the United Kingdom. ... The Official Monster Raving Loony Party (OMRLP) is a United Kingdom political party that was founded by musician and anti-politician Screaming Lord Sutch in 1983. ... Alan Howling Laud Hope was born in Mytchett, Hampshire and has been leader of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party since 1999. ... Aaron Barschak styles himself as a Comedy Terrorist and fringe UK politician. ... Jitendra Bardwaj (born 1937) is an independent political campaigner in the United Kingdom. ... Rainbow George Weiss (born 1941) is a fringe UK politician, standing in 13 different constituencies at the 2005 General Election. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Paul Andrew Daisley (July 20, 1957-June 18, 2003) was an English politician. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ... ProLife, otherwise The ProLife Party and formerly The ProLife Alliance is a minor political party in the United Kingdom. ... The Socialist Labour Party (SLP) is a small left-wing political party in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is an Eurosceptical political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... Mark Gino Francois is a Conservative Party (UK) politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Socialist Labour Party (SLP) is a small left-wing political party in the United Kingdom. ... ProLife, otherwise The ProLife Party and formerly The ProLife Alliance is a minor political party in the United Kingdom. ... Vote For Yourself Rainbow Dream Ticket is a minor United Kingdom political party which advocates the abolition of parliament in favour of devolution to city states and decision-making by referendum. ... The Natural Law Party is a trans-national political party with national branches in over 80 countries. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ...

See also

List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London

Constituencies in Greater London
Labour:	Barking \| Battersea \| Brent North \| Brent South \| Bexleyheath and Crayford \| Brentford and Isleworth \| Camberwell and Peckham \| Croydon North \| Dagenham \| Dulwich and West Norwood \| Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush \| Ealing North \| Ealing Southall \| Edmonton \| Eltham \| Enfield North \| Erith and Thamesmead \| Feltham and Heston \| Finchley and Golders Green \| Greenwich and Woolwich \| Hackney North and Stoke Newington \| Hackney South and Shoreditch \| Hampstead and Highgate \| Harrow East \| Harrow West \| Hayes and Harlington \| Hendon \| Holborn and St. Pancras \| Ilford South \| Islington North \| Islington South and Finsbury \| Lewisham Deptford \| Lewisham East \| Lewisham West \| Leyton and Wanstead \| Mitcham and Morden \| Poplar and Canning Town \| Regent's Park and Kensington North \| Streatham \| Tooting \| Tottenham \| Vauxhall \| Walthamstow \| West Ham The adminstrative region and ceremonial county of Greater London, together with the enclave of the City of London, is divided into 74 Parliamentary constituencies (all Borough constituencies). ... The adminstrative region and ceremonial county of Greater London, together with the enclave of the City of London, is divided into 74 Parliamentary constituencies (all Borough constituencies). ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Barking is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Battersea is a constituency located in Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. ... Brent North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Brent South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bexleyheath and Crayford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Brentford and Isleworth is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Camberwell and Peckham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Croydon North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Dagenham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Dulwich and West Norwood is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Ealing, Acton and Shepherds Bush is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Ealing North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Creation 1983 MP Piara Khabra Party Labour Type House of Commons County Greater London EP constituency London Ealing Southall is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Edmonton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Eltham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Enfield North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Erith and Thamesmead is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Feltham and Heston is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Finchley and Golders Green is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Greenwich and Woolwich is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Hackney North and Stoke Newington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Hackney South and Shoreditch is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Hampstead & Highgate is a parliamentary constituency covering the northern half of the London Borough of Camden which includes the villages of Hampstead and Highgate. ... Harrow East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Harrow West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Hayes and Harlington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Hendon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Holborn & St. ... Ilford South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Islington North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Islington South and Finsbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Lewisham Deptford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Lewisham East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Lewisham West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Leyton and Wanstead is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Mitcham and Morden is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Poplar and Canning Town is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Regents Park and Kensington North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Streatham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Tooting is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Tottenham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Vauxhall is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Walthamstow is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... West Ham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, in the London Borough of Newham. ...
Conservative:	Beckenham \| Bromley and Chislehurst \| Chingford and Woodford Green \| Chipping Barnet \| Cities of London and Westminster \| Croydon Central \| Croydon South \| Enfield Southgate \| Hammersmith and Fulham \| Hornchurch \| Ilford North \| Kensington and Chelsea \| Old Bexley and Sidcup \| Orpington \| Putney \| Romford \| Ruislip-Northwood \| Upminster \| Uxbridge \| Wimbledon The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... Beckenham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Bromley and Chislehurst is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Chingford and Woodford Green is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Chipping Barnet is a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdoms House of Commons. ... Cities of London and Westminster is a constituency covering the area comprising the City of London and the City of Westminster in Central London. ... Croydon Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Croydon South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Enfield Southgate is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Greg Hands, MP for Hammersmith and Fulham Hammersmith and Fulham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Hornchurch is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Ilford North is a constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom comprising the north part of the town of Ilford in the London Borough of Redbridge. ... Kensington and Chelsea is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Old Bexley and Sidcup is a UK parliamentary constituency situated wholly within the London Borough of Bexley. ... Orpington is a parliamentary constituency of the United Kingdom, in the London Borough of Bromley, forming the southeastern limits of Greater London and including the urban areas of Orpington, St Mary Cray, most of St Peter Cray, Farnborough, and Chelsfield and extending through the countryside to Biggin Hill. ... Putney is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Romford is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Ruislip-Northwood is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Upminster is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Uxbridge is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Wimbledon is a constituency covering the district of Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton in south-west London. ...
Liberal Democrat:	Brent East \| Carshalton and Wallington \| Hornsey and Wood Green \| Kingston and Surbiton \| Richmond Park \| Southwark North and Bermondsey \| Sutton and Cheam \| Twickenham The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Carshalton and Wallington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Hornsey and Wood Green is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Kingston and Surbiton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Richmond Park is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... North Southwark & Bermondsey is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons, created in 1997. ... Sutton and Cheam is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Twickenham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
Respect:	Bethnal Green and Bow RESPECT The Unity Coalition is a socialist British political party founded on January 25, 2004 in London. ... Bethnal Green and Bow is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
London European constituency: Conservative (3) \| Labour (3) \| Liberal Democrats (1) \| UKIP (1) \| Green (1)

Categories: Section stubs | UK constituency stubs | Parliamentary constituencies in London | Brent London is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a social liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is an Eurosceptical political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The Green Party of England and Wales emerged as a distinct party in the 1990s. ...

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