Brent East is a
parliamentary constituency
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
in north west
London
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. It returns one
Member of Parliament (MP) to the
House of Commons
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of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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, elected by the
first past the post
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system.
The seat first existed between 1974 and 2010 and was re-established under the
2023 review of Westminster constituencies
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which came into effect for the
2024 general election
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. In the intervening period, the seat was largely replaced by
Brent Central
Brent Central was a constituency in Greater London, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2015 until its abolition for the 2024 general election by Dawn Butler of the Labour Party.
Under the 2023 Periodic Review of We ...
.
The constituency is currently represented for the
Labour Party by
Dawn Butler
Dawn Petula Butler (born 3 November 1969) is a British Labour Party politician who is member of parliament (MP) for Brent East. She previously served as MP for Brent Central (2015–2024) and Brent South (2005–2010).
Born in London to Jama ...
, who previously served as MP for Brent Central (2015–2024) and
Brent South
Brent South was a United Kingdom constituencies, constituency for the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament; the areas of the constituency chiefly fell into the new Brent ...
(2005–2010).
History
The constituency was created in 1974 and was first contested at 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
Reginald Yarnitz Freeson (24 February 1926 – 9 October 2006) was a British Labour politician. He was a Member of Parliament for 23 years, from 1964 to 1987, for Willesden East and later Brent East, with 14 years on the front bench. He be ...
from 1974 to 1987, then by
Ken Livingstone
Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born 17 June 1945) is an English former politician who served as the Leader of the Greater London Council (GLC) from 1981 until the council was Local Government Act 1985, abolished in 1986, and as Mayor of Londo ...
(following the abolition of the
Greater London Council
The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council (LCC) which had covered a much smaller area. The GLC was dissolved in 198 ...
, 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
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The current ...
in 2000, he represented the constituency as an independent until standing down as an MP in 2001 to concentrate on his position as Mayor. Labour regained the seat at the
2001 general election, with
Paul Daisley
Paul Andrew Daisley (20 July 1957 – 18 June 2003) was a British politician from the Labour Party who is most notable for his period as Leader of Brent Borough Council. After working as an accounting officer and for his own management consulta ...
holding the seat until his death two years later.
The resulting
Brent East by-election was held on 18 September 2003, with the
2003 Invasion of Iraq as a background. Labour lost the seat to
Sarah Teather
Sarah Louise Teather (born 1 June 1974) is the Director of Jesuit Refugee Service UK and a former British House of Commons of the United Kingdom#Members and elections, Member of Parliament and Minister. As a Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Dem ...
of the
Liberal Democrats, with a considerable 29%
swing, having come from a distant third place in 2001. Teather retained the seat at the
2005 general election, with a majority of 2,712 votes and a swing of 30.7% from Labour to the Liberal Democrats compared to the
previous general election.
Boundaries
Historic
The original constituency was one of three covering the
London Borough of Brent
Brent () is a London boroughs, borough in north-west London, England. It is known for landmarks such as Wembley Stadium, the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir London, Swaminarayan Temple and the Kiln Theatre. It also contains the Brent Reservoir, W ...
in north-west
London
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, covering the areas of
Brondesbury
Brondesbury (), which includes Brondesbury Park, is an area of Kilburn in the London Boroughs of Brent and Camden, in north London, England. The area is traditionally part of the ancient parish and subsequent municipal borough of Willesden, o ...
,
Dollis Hill
Dollis Hill is an area in northwest London, which consists of the streets surrounding the Gladstone Park, London, Gladstone Park. It is served by a London Underground station, Dollis Hill tube station, Dollis Hill, on the Jubilee line, providi ...
,
Kilburn and
Neasden
Neasden is a suburban area in northwest London, England. It is located around the centre of the London Borough of Brent and is within the NW2 (Cricklewood) and NW10 (Willesden) postal districts. Neasden is near Wembley Stadium, the Brent Reserv ...
, as well as parts of
Willesden
Willesden () is an area of north-west London, situated 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Charing Cross. It is historically a parish in the county of Middlesex that was incorporated as the Municipal Borough of Willesden in 1933; it has formed ...
and
Cricklewood
Cricklewood is a town in North London, England, in the London Boroughs of Camden, Barnet, and Brent. The Crown pub, now the Clayton Crown Hotel, is a local landmark and lies north-west of Charing Cross.
Cricklewood was a small rural hamlet ...
.
1974–1983: The London Borough of Brent wards of Brentwater, Brondesbury Park, Carlton, Church End, Cricklewood, Gladstone, Kilburn, Mapesbury, Queen's Park, and Willesden Green.
1983–2010: The London Borough of Brent wards of Brentwater, Brondesbury Park, Carlton, Chamberlayne, Church End, Cricklewood, Gladstone, Kilburn, Mapesbury, Queen's Park, and Willesden Green.
Current
Further to the 2023 boundary review, the constituency is composed of the following wards of the London Borough of Brent:
* Brondesbury Park; Cricklewood & Mapesbury; Dollis Hill; Kingsbury; Roundwood; Stonebridge; Welsh Harp; Willesden Green.
''The re-established seat primarily comprises the majority of the abolished
Brent Central
Brent Central was a constituency in Greater London, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2015 until its abolition for the 2024 general election by Dawn Butler of the Labour Party.
Under the 2023 Periodic Review of We ...
constituency, with
Brondesbury Park
Brondesbury Park is a suburb and electoral ward in the London Borough of Brent, centred on Brondesbury Park railway station and the street, an avenue, which shares its name. The area has a number of open spaces, primarily Queen's Park and Tiv ...
and
Kingsbury Kingsbury may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Kingsbury, London, a district of northwest London in the borough of Brent
** Kingsbury tube station, London Underground station
* Kingsbury, Warwickshire, a village and civil parish in Warwickshi ...
wards coming from the abolished constituencies of
Hampstead and Kilburn
Hampstead and Kilburn was a constituency created in 2010 and represented in the House of Commons from 2015 until its abolition for the 2024 general election by Tulip Siddiq of the Labour Party. Glenda Jackson was the MP from 2010 to 2015, havi ...
, and
Brent North
Brent North was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1997 until its abolition for the 2024 general election by Barry Gardiner of the Labour Party.
Under the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, t ...
respectively.''
:
Members of Parliament
Election results

Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1970s
See also
*
List of parliamentary constituencies in London
The Regions of England, region of Greater London, including the City of London, is divided into 75 United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituencies all of which are sub-classified as borough constituencies, affecting the type of electo ...
Notes and references
External links
Brent East UK Parliament constituency(boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at ''MapIt UK''
(boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK''
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Politics of the London Borough of Brent
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1974
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2010
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2024
Parliamentary constituencies in London