Brent North is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons

British House of Commons

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...

 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Parliament of the United Kingdom

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. It elects one Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

History

The constituency was created in 1974 from the former seats of Wembley North

Wembley North (UK Parliament constituency)

Wembley North was a parliamentary constituency in what was then the Borough of Wembley in North-West London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....

 and Wembley South

Wembley South (UK Parliament constituency)

Wembley South was a parliamentary constituency in what was then the Borough of Wembley in North-West London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....

. A safe Conservative seat for many years, it was held by Lancastrian former headmaster Rhodes Boyson

Rhodes Boyson

Sir Rhodes Boyson is a British educator, author and politician and a former Conservative Member of Parliament for Brent North...

 with ease before Labour's victory in 1997 helped win this seat. In both the 1997

United Kingdom general election, 1997

The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...

 and 2001 general elections

United Kingdom general election, 2001

The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats...

, Brent North produced the highest swing of all constituencies with a massive swing in favour of the Labour Party. Labour's percentage majority halved at the 2005 general election

United Kingdom general election, 2005

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160....

, from 30.1% to 15.8%.

Boundaries

Since 2010 the constituency is made up of nine electoral wards from the London Borough of Brent

London Borough of Brent

In 1801, the civil parishes that form the modern borough had a total population of 2,022. This rose slowly throughout the 19th century, as the district became built up; reaching 5,646 in the middle of the century. When the railways arrived the rate of population growth increased...

:

• Alperton, Barnhill, Fryent, Kenton, Northwick Park, Preston, Queensbury, Sudbury, and Wembley Central.

Boundary review

Following the review of parliamentary representation in North London, the Boundary Commission for England reduced Brent and Camden's constituencies from five to four. Brent North was retained, but with revised boundaries following a review of ward boundaries. Alperton ward and parts of Sudbury ward, Wembley Central ward, and Barnhill ward were transferred to Brent North from the former Brent South constituency. Parts of Tokyngton ward and Welsh Harp ward were transferred from Brent North to help form the new Brent Central

Brent Central (UK Parliament constituency)

Brent Central is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...

 constituency.

The remaining wards in the London Borough of Brent

London Borough of Brent

In 1801, the civil parishes that form the modern borough had a total population of 2,022. This rose slowly throughout the 19th century, as the district became built up; reaching 5,646 in the middle of the century. When the railways arrived the rate of population growth increased...

 have been used to create the Brent Central

Brent Central (UK Parliament constituency)

Brent Central is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...

 constituency, with the exception of the wards of Brondesbury Park, Kilburn and Queens Park, which form part of the new Hampstead and Kilburn

Hampstead and Kilburn (UK Parliament constituency)

Hampstead and Kilburn is a borough constituency electing one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:...

 seat.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	Feb 1974 United Kingdom general election, February 1974 The United Kingdom's general election of February 1974 was held on the 28th of that month. It was the first of two United Kingdom general elections held that year, and the first election since the Second World War not to produce an overall majority in the House of Commons for the winning party,...	Sir Rhodes Boyson Rhodes Boyson Sir Rhodes Boyson is a British educator, author and politician and a former Conservative Member of Parliament for Brent North...	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
	1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...	Barry Gardiner Barry Gardiner Barry Strachan Gardiner is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Brent North since 1997...	Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...

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