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The London Borough of Brent is a London borough
London borough

The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. Inner London comprises twelve of these boroughs plus the City of London....
 in North-West London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
, UK and forms part of Outer London
Outer London

Outer London is the name for the group of London Boroughs that form a ring around Inner London.These were areas that were not part of the County of London and became formally part of Greater London in 1965....
.

It borders Harrow
London Borough of Harrow

The London Borough of Harrow is a London borough of outer north-west London. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and other London boroughs: London Borough of Hillingdon to the west, London Borough of Ealing to the south, London Borough of Brent to...
 to the northwest, Barnet
London Borough of Barnet

The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough in North London and forms part of Outer London. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and five other London boroughs: London Borough of Harrow and London Borough of Brent to the west, London Borough of Camden and London Borough of Haringey to the south-east and London Borough of Enfield to the...
 to the northeast, Camden
London Borough of Camden

The London Borough of Camden is a London borough of London, England, which forms part of Inner London. The southern reaches of Camden form part of Central London....
 to the east and Ealing
London Borough of Ealing

The London Borough of Ealing is an Outer London London borough in West London.The London Borough of Ealing borders the London Borough of Hillingdon to the west, the London Borough of Harrow and the London Borough of Brent to the north, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to the east and the London Borough of Hounslow to the south....
, Hammersmith & Fulham
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a London borough in West London and forms part of Inner London.It was formed in 1965 by merging the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith and the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham....
, Kensington & Chelsea
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a London borough in the west side of central London.It is an urban area and was named in the United Kingdom Census 2001 as the most densely populated local authority in the United Kingdom, with a population of 158,919 at 13,244 per square kilometre ....
 and Westminster
City of Westminster

The City of Westminster is a London borough of London with City status in the United Kingdom. It is located west of the City of London and north of the River Thames, and forms part of Inner London and the bulk of London's central area....
 to the south. Most of the eastern border is formed by the Roman road Watling Street
Watling Street

Watling Street is the name given to an ancient trackway in England and Wales that was first used by the Celts mainly between the modern cities of Canterbury and St Albans....
, now the modern A5. According to the 2001 census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
, the Borough of Brent has the country's highest percentage of people born outside of the UK (46.53%).

The Brent Cross
Brent Cross

Brent Cross in London is best known as the first shopping mall of its kind to be built in the United Kingdom. Situated on the A406 road between the southern terminus of the M1 motorway and the A41 road in the London Borough of Barnet and taking its name from the River Brent which runs through the site....
 shopping centre is not located in Brent but in the London Borough of Barnet
London Borough of Barnet

The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough in North London and forms part of Outer London. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and five other London boroughs: London Borough of Harrow and London Borough of Brent to the west, London Borough of Camden and London Borough of Haringey to the south-east and London Borough of Enfield to the...
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The London Borough of Brent is a London borough
London borough

The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. Inner London comprises twelve of these boroughs plus the City of London....
 in North-West London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
, UK and forms part of Outer London
Outer London

Outer London is the name for the group of London Boroughs that form a ring around Inner London.These were areas that were not part of the County of London and became formally part of Greater London in 1965....
.

It borders Harrow
London Borough of Harrow

The London Borough of Harrow is a London borough of outer north-west London. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and other London boroughs: London Borough of Hillingdon to the west, London Borough of Ealing to the south, London Borough of Brent to...
 to the northwest, Barnet
London Borough of Barnet

The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough in North London and forms part of Outer London. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and five other London boroughs: London Borough of Harrow and London Borough of Brent to the west, London Borough of Camden and London Borough of Haringey to the south-east and London Borough of Enfield to the...
 to the northeast, Camden
London Borough of Camden

The London Borough of Camden is a London borough of London, England, which forms part of Inner London. The southern reaches of Camden form part of Central London....
 to the east and Ealing
London Borough of Ealing

The London Borough of Ealing is an Outer London London borough in West London.The London Borough of Ealing borders the London Borough of Hillingdon to the west, the London Borough of Harrow and the London Borough of Brent to the north, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to the east and the London Borough of Hounslow to the south....
, Hammersmith & Fulham
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a London borough in West London and forms part of Inner London.It was formed in 1965 by merging the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith and the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham....
, Kensington & Chelsea
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a London borough in the west side of central London.It is an urban area and was named in the United Kingdom Census 2001 as the most densely populated local authority in the United Kingdom, with a population of 158,919 at 13,244 per square kilometre ....
 and Westminster
City of Westminster

The City of Westminster is a London borough of London with City status in the United Kingdom. It is located west of the City of London and north of the River Thames, and forms part of Inner London and the bulk of London's central area....
 to the south. Most of the eastern border is formed by the Roman road Watling Street
Watling Street

Watling Street is the name given to an ancient trackway in England and Wales that was first used by the Celts mainly between the modern cities of Canterbury and St Albans....
, now the modern A5. According to the 2001 census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
, the Borough of Brent has the country's highest percentage of people born outside of the UK (46.53%).

The Brent Cross
Brent Cross

Brent Cross in London is best known as the first shopping mall of its kind to be built in the United Kingdom. Situated on the A406 road between the southern terminus of the M1 motorway and the A41 road in the London Borough of Barnet and taking its name from the River Brent which runs through the site....
 shopping centre is not located in Brent but in the London Borough of Barnet
London Borough of Barnet

The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough in North London and forms part of Outer London. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and five other London boroughs: London Borough of Harrow and London Borough of Brent to the west, London Borough of Camden and London Borough of Haringey to the south-east and London Borough of Enfield to the...
. It takes its name from the River Brent which runs through the site.

History

Brent was formed in 1965 from the area of the former Municipal Borough of Wembley
Municipal Borough of Wembley

Wembley was an urban district and later a municipal borough in Middlesex, England from 1894 to 1965.Wembley Urban District was created by the Local Government Act 1894 from part of the existing Hendon sanitary district, and originally consisted of two civil parishes: Kingsbury and Wembley ....
 and Municipal Borough of Willesden
Municipal Borough of Willesden

Willesden was a local government district in the county of Middlesex, England from 1874 to 1965. It formed part of the Metropolitan Police District and London postal district....
 of Middlesex
Middlesex

Middlesex , from the Old English Middelseaxe , is one of the 39 Historic counties of England of England and the List of counties of England by area in 1831....
. Its name derives from the River Brent
River Brent

The Brent is a river within Greater London which is a tributary of the River Thames. It is 17.9 miles long, running north-east to south-west, and it joins the Thames on the Tideway at Brentford....
 which runs through the Borough.

Motto

Brent's motto is Forward Together.

Areas

The following are towns and districts in Brent, mostly followed by the areas post code
  • Alperton
    Alperton

    Alperton is a suburb in the London Borough of Brent, North-West London, UK. Dominated by the Ealing Road, which is the backbone of the area, it contains two schools, a conferencing facility and Alperton tube station at the southern end of Ealing Road....
     HA0
  • Brondesbury
    Brondesbury

    Brondesbury is an area of Kilburn, London in London, England. It is shared between the boroughs of London Borough of Brent and London Borough of Camden....
     NW6
  • Brondesbury Park
    Brondesbury Park

    Brondesbury Park is a leafy and affluent electoral Ward in the London Borough of Brent, centred around Brondesbury Park railway station. The area has a number of open spaces, such as Queen's Park, London and Tiverton Green....
     NW6
  • Church End
    Church Road (Harlesden)

    Church Road is a road on the border of Harlesden and Willesden, and is in the London Borough of Brent. The area of church road is 0.7 square miles....
     NW10
  • Cricklewood
    Cricklewood

    Cricklewood is a district of North London, England whose northeastern part is in the London Borough of Barnet, western part is the London Borough of Brent and southeastern part is in London Borough of Camden....
     NW2 (note: parts of Cricklewood are in Camden
    London Borough of Camden

    The London Borough of Camden is a London borough of London, England, which forms part of Inner London. The southern reaches of Camden form part of Central London....
     and in Barnet
    London Borough of Barnet

    The London Borough of Barnet is a London borough in North London and forms part of Outer London. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and five other London boroughs: London Borough of Harrow and London Borough of Brent to the west, London Borough of Camden and London Borough of Haringey to the south-east and London Borough of Enfield to the...
    )
  • Dollis Hill
    Dollis Hill

    Dollis Hill is an area of north-west London. It lies close to Willesden, in the London Borough of Brent. As a result, Dollis Hill is sometimes referred as being part of Willesden, especially by the national press....
     NW10
  • Harlesden
    Harlesden

    Harlesden is a suburban town in the London Borough of Brent, Its main focal point is the Jubilee Clock which commemorates Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee....
     NW10
  • Kensal Green
    Kensal Green

    Kensal Green is a neighbourhood in the London Borough of Brent. The area is also referred to as Kensal Rise....
     NW10 (note: parts of Kensal Green is in postcode NW6)
  • Kilburn NW6 (note: part of Kilburn is in Camden
    London Borough of Camden

    The London Borough of Camden is a London borough of London, England, which forms part of Inner London. The southern reaches of Camden form part of Central London....
    )
  • Kingsbury
    Kingsbury

    Kingsbury is a town in the London Borough of Brent, North West London. Its name means "The King's Manor"....
     NW9
  • Neasden
    Neasden

    Neasden is an area of London Borough of Brent, London, England....
     NW10
  • North Wembley
    North Wembley

    North Wembley is a district of North-West London, United Kingdom. It is located in the London Borough of Brent, and is the location of the Sudbury Court Estate....
     HA0
  • Northwick Park
    Northwick Park

    Northwick Park is a location in Greater London, close to Kenton and Harrow on the Hill.The area is most notable for Northwick Park Hospital, a major National Health Service hospital....
     HA3
  • Park Royal
    Park Royal

    Park Royal also got 3 Public Places: Park Royal Asda , Central Middlesex Hospital and Brent Recycling Centre. Those buses serve the Hospital and Asda: 187, 224, 226, 228, 260, 440, 487 and PR2....
     NW10 (note: part of Park Royal Acton
    Acton, London

    Acton is a place in west London, England situated west of Charing Cross. At the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001, Acton, comprising the wards of East Acton, Acton Central, South Acton and Southfield, had a population of 53,689 people....
     is in Ealing
    London Borough of Ealing

    The London Borough of Ealing is an Outer London London borough in West London.The London Borough of Ealing borders the London Borough of Hillingdon to the west, the London Borough of Harrow and the London Borough of Brent to the north, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to the east and the London Borough of Hounslow to the south....
    )
  • Preston HA9
  • Queensbury
    Queensbury, London

    Queensbury is a locality in north west London, England. It is located in the south eastern part of the London Borough of Harrow and on the boundary with the London Borough of Brent....
     HA8 (note: part of Queensbury is in Harrow
    London Borough of Harrow

    The London Borough of Harrow is a London borough of outer north-west London. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and other London boroughs: London Borough of Hillingdon to the west, London Borough of Ealing to the south, London Borough of Brent to...
    )
  • Queen's Park
    Queen's Park (London)

    Queen's Park is an area of North West London divided between the London Borough of Brent and the City of Westminster. The main thoroughfare of the area is Salusbury Road with Queen's Park station at one end and Brondesbury Park railway station at the other....
     NW6
  • Stonebridge NW10
  • South Kenton HA3
  • Sudbury
    Sudbury, London

    Sudbury is an area of north west London, England.Sudbury is an historical area having once extended from the 'South Manor- Sudbury' to the area that is now known as Wembley Central....
     HA0
  • Tokyngton
    Tokyngton

    Tokyngton is an small village located in HA postcode area, England which forms the northern part of the London Borough of Brent. It is part of Wembley and is formally a small village in Eastern Wembley, its got one station just on the boundary of Tokyngton: Stonebridge Park station....
     HA9
  • Wembley
    Wembley

    Wembley Central is an area located in HA postcode area, UK which forms the Western part of the London Borough of Brent. It is best known as the location of Wembley Stadium, which is the home of English football....
     HA9
  • Wembley Park
    Wembley Park

    Wembley Park is an area located in HA postcode area, England which forms the northern part of the London Borough of Brent. Wembley is the location of the English national football stadium, Wembley Stadium, the Wembley Arena, a major concert venue....
     HA9
  • Willesden
    Willesden

    Willesden is an area in North West London which forms part of the London Borough of Brent. It is situated 5 miles north west of Charing Cross. The suburb has strong links to Ireland and has a sizable Irish population....
     NW10


Brent is divided into 21 Electoral Wards, some which share a name with the traditional areas above, others include Barnhill, Dudden Hill, Fryent, Mapesbury
Mapesbury

Mapesbury is an affluent ward in the London Borough of Brent, to the North of Willesden Green.The ward returns three councillors to sit on Brent Council....
 and Welsh Harp
Welsh Harp

Welsh Harp may refer to:* the triple harp, a traditional musical instrument also known as the Welsh harp* The Welsh Harp, the name of several pubs in England...
.

Brent is currently divided into three constituencies, Brent North, Brent East and Brent South. Following a boundary review, it will be divided into two constituencies contained wholly within the borough - Brent Central
Brent Central (UK Parliament constituency)

Brent Central will be a United Kingdom constituencies represented in the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It will elect one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
 and Brent North - plus a third, Hampstead and Kilburn
Hampstead and Kilburn (UK Parliament constituency)

Hampstead & Kilburn will be a United Kingdom constituencies which will elect one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
, which will be split between Brent and the neighbouring borough of Camden
London Borough of Camden

The London Borough of Camden is a London borough of London, England, which forms part of Inner London. The southern reaches of Camden form part of Central London....
. These new seats are to be fought at the 2009 or 2010 United Kingdom general election.

Political composition

The political composition of Brent Council (with gains or losses following the 2006 local elections in brackets) is:
Lib Dem: 27(+18 Councillors)
Labour
Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Left-wing politics in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently organised again....
: 21 (-14)
Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom....
: 15 (-4)

September 2008 Cllr Bertha Joseph has defected to Conservative from Labour.

Seats Held by parties on Brent Council Liberal Democrats - 26 seats Labour - 20 seats Conservatives - 14 seats Democratic Conservative Group - 2 Seats Independent - 1 seat

Council elections were held on Thursday 4 May 2006. Labour lost control of the borough with 14 of their seats falling to Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats

The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems or just Lib Dem, are a Liberalism political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party ; the two parties had been SDP-Liberal Alliance for seven years, from shortly after the formation of the SDP....
.

The leader of the Council is now Liberal Democrat Paul Lorber
Paul Lorber

Paul Lorber is a United Kingdom Liberal Democrats Politician and the Leader of Brent Council in London. He represents has represented the Sudbury, London ward in the Borough of Brent since 1982....
.

Demographics


In 1801, the civil parish
Civil parish

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a civil parish is usually the lowest unit of local government, below district and county councils....
es 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
Population growth

Population growth is the change in population over time, and can be quantified as the change in the number of individuals in a population using "per unit time" for measurement....
 increased. The population peaked in the 1960s, when industry began to relocate from London.

In the 2001 Census
United Kingdom Census 2001

A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th Census in the United Kingdom....
, the borough had a population of 263,464 – of whom 127,806 were male, and 135,658 female. Of those stating a choice, 47.71% described themselves as Christian
Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism#Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus and interpreted by Christians to have been prophesied in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament....
, 17.71% as Hindu, 12.26% as Muslim
Muslim

:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits "....
 and 9.96% as having no religion. Of the population, 39.96% were in full-time employment and 7.86% in part-time employment – compared to a London average of 42.64% and 8.62%, respectively. Residents were predominantly owner-occupiers, with 23.17% owning their house outright, and a further 31.33% owning with a mortgage. 10.59% were in local authority housing
Public housing

Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. Social housing is an umbrella term referring to rental housing which may be owned and managed by the state, by not-for-profit organizations, or by a combination of the two, usually with the aim of providi...
, with a further 13.29% renting from a housing association
Housing association

Housing associations in the United Kingdom are independent Non-profit organization bodies that provide low-cost social housing for people in housing need....
, or other registered social landlord.

Education


Compulsory recycling

Recycling has been compulsory in the borough of Brent since 4 August 2008.Through a green box collection scheme the borough aims to improve on the 25 per cent recycled waste it already achieves. Residents order the green box from the recycling team and leave it out for emptying on collection day.

London Fire Brigade


The London Borough of Brent has three fire stations within the borough; Park Royal, Wembley and Willesden. Brent has a mixture of residential, industrial and commercial land. Most notably, Wembley National Stadium is within the area - on match days over 90,000 peoples' safety are the responsibility of the LFB. Wembley covers the largest area in the borough, 19.1 kmsq. Two pumping appliances, a fire rescue unit and an aerial ladder platform are based there. Willesden, for its relatively small, in comparison to Wembley, station ground (10.5 kmsq), responded to over a thousand incidents in 2006/2007 . Two pumping appliances reside there. Park Royal, with its one pumping appliance and an incident response unit, has one of the smallest station grounds; just 8.1 kmsq.

Within the borough, 4,105 incidents occurred in 2006/2007 .

Landmarks

  • Wembley Stadium
    Wembley Stadium

    The original Wembley Stadium was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007....
  • Wembley Arena
    Wembley Arena

    Wembley Arena is an indoor arena in Wembley, London, UK. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium. It was built for the 1934 British Empire Games by Arthur Elvin, and originally housed a swimming pool, as reflected by its former name, the Empire Pool....
  • Neasden Temple
    Neasden Temple

    BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir London was inaugurated on August 20, 1995 by his holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj. BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Neasden , is a Hindu temple in the London Borough of Brent in northwest London....


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