| Brent South | |
|---|---|
| Formerborough constituency for theHouse of Commons | |
Boundary of Brent South in Greater London | |
| County | Greater London |
| 1974 (1974)–2010 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Willesden West |
| Replaced by | Brent North, Brent Central, Hampstead and Kilburn |
Brent South was aconstituency for theHouse of Commons of theUK Parliament; the areas of the constituency chiefly fell into the newBrent Central for the2010 general election which was the date of its abolition. It elected onemember (MP) by thefirst past the post system of election.
From its creation in 1974, the constituency consistently electedLabour MPs with large majorities. At the 2010 general election, Brent South was abolished and split between neighbouringBrent North and two newly created constituencies:Brent Central andHampstead and Kilburn.
1974–1983: The London Borough of Brent wards of Alperton, Barham, Chamberlayne, Harlesden, Kensal Rise, Manor, Roundwood, St Raphael's, Stonebridge, and Wembley Central
1983–1997:As above less Chamberlayne ward, plus Tokyngton ward
1997–2010:As above plus St Andrews ward
Brent South was a constituency covering various suburban and inner city areas of Brent, namelyKensal Green,Harlesden (includingPark Royal andStonebridge),Neasden (southern part),Wembley (town centre, includingAlperton,Tokyngton (from 1983) and southernSudbury), and (from 1997) southernKingsbury.
It is one of the most multicultural areas in the United Kingdom. In 1971, 24.6% of the constituency were non-White.[1] In 1981, 43% of the constituency were non-White.[2] The constituency had the highest concentration of those born in the Caribbean (11.5% of the population) in 1981.[3] The 1991 census revealed that 55.4% of the constituency was from anethnic minority background, the second-highest figure in England at the time behindBirmingham Ladywood.[4]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 1974 | Laurie Pavitt | Labour | |
| 1987 | Paul Boateng | Labour | |
| 2005 | Dawn Butler | Labour | |
| 2010 | constituency abolished: seeBrent Central,Brent North &Hampstead and Kilburn | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Laurence Pavitt | 22,975 | 53.0 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Holt | 12,351 | 28.5 | ||
| Liberal | Heinz Otto Warschauer | 5,804 | 13.4 | ||
| National Front | John Harrison-Broadley | 1,852 | 4.3 | ||
| Communist | Leslie George Burt | 380 | 0.9 | ||
| Majority | 10,624 | 24.5 | |||
| Turnout | 43,362 | 71.4 | |||
| Labour Co-opwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Laurence Pavitt | 21,611 | 57.7 | +4.7 | |
| Conservative | Mark Lennox-Boyd | 10,558 | 28.2 | −0.3 | |
| Liberal | John Quentin Gerald Hugh Rappoport | 3,929 | 10.5 | −2.9 | |
| National Front | John Harrison-Broadley | 1,388 | 3.7 | −0.6 | |
| Majority | 11,053 | 29.5 | +5.0 | ||
| Turnout | 37,486 | 61.2 | −10.2 | ||
| Labour Co-ophold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Laurence Pavitt | 24,178 | 59.4 | +1.7 | |
| Conservative | David Heathcoat-Amory | 12,572 | 30.9 | +2.7 | |
| Liberal | Paul Russell Hannon | 2,859 | 7.0 | −3.5 | |
| National Front | Avril Georgina Frances Downes | 811 | 2.0 | −1.7 | |
| Workers Revolutionary | Raymond Thomas O'Neill | 277 | 0.7 | New | |
| Majority | 11,606 | 28.5 | −1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 40,697 | 68.3 | +7.1 | ||
| Labour Co-ophold | Swing | −1.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Laurence Pavitt | 21,259 | 53.3 | −6.1 | |
| Conservative | Charles Smedley | 10,740 | 26.9 | −4.0 | |
| Liberal | Roger Billins | 7,557 | 18.9 | +11.9 | |
| Independent | Roy Sawh | 356 | 0.9 | New | |
| Majority | 10,519 | 26.4 | −2.1 | ||
| Turnout | 39,912 | 63.6 | −4.7 | ||
| Labour Co-ophold | Swing | −1.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Boateng | 21,140 | 51.9 | −1.4 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Paterson | 13,209 | 30.5 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal | Michael Harskin | 6,375 | 15.7 | −3.2 | |
| Majority | 7,931 | 19.4 | −7.0 | ||
| Turnout | 38,007 | 64.9 | +1.3 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | −1.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Boateng | 20,662 | 57.5 | +5.6 | |
| Conservative | Bob Blackman | 10,957 | 30.5 | 0.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Harskin | 3,658 | 10.2 | −5.5 | |
| Green | Darren Johnson | 479 | 1.3 | New | |
| Natural Law | Chandrakant Jani | 166 | 0.5 | New | |
| Majority | 9,705 | 27.0 | +7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 35,992 | 64.1 | −0.8 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Boateng | 25,180 | 73.0 | +15.5 | |
| Conservative | Stewart Jackson | 5,489 | 15.9 | −14.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Brazil | 2,670 | 7.7 | −2.5 | |
| Referendum | Janet Phythian | 497 | 1.4 | New | |
| Green | David Edler | 389 | 1.1 | −0.2 | |
| Rainbow Dream Ticket | Christopher Howard | 175 | 0.5 | New | |
| Natural Law | Anjali Kaul Mahaldar | 98 | 0.3 | −0.2 | |
| Majority | 19,691 | 57.1 | +30.1 | ||
| Turnout | 34,498 | 64.5 | +0.4 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | +15.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Boateng | 20,984 | 73.3 | +0.3 | |
| Conservative | Carupiah Selvarajah | 3,604 | 12.6 | −3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Havard Hughes | 3,098 | 10.8 | +3.1 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Michael McDonnell | 491 | 1.7 | New | |
| Residents and Motorists of Great Britain | Tomas Stiofain | 460 | 1.6 | New | |
| Majority | 17,380 | 60.7 | +3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 28,637 | 51.2 | −13.3 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | +1.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dawn Butler | 17,501 | 58.8 | −14.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Allie | 6,175 | 20.7 | +9.9 | |
| Conservative | Rishi Saha | 4,485 | 15.1 | +2.5 | |
| Green | Rowan Langley | 957 | 3.2 | New | |
| Independent | Shaun Wallace | 297 | 1.0 | New | |
| Independent | Rocky Fernandez | 288 | 1.0 | New | |
| Rainbow Dream Ticket | Rainbow George Weiss | 61 | 0.2 | New | |
| Majority | 11,326 | 38.1 | −22.6 | ||
| Turnout | 29,764 | 52.7 | +1.5 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
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