London Borough of Brent
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 Shown within Greater London | |
| Geography | |
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| Status | London borough |
| Area — Total | Ranked 312th 1 E7 m²}}} km² |
| ONS coding system>ONS code | 00AE |
| Demographics | |
| Population — Total () — Density | |
| Ethnicity | 45.3% White (British 29.2%, Irish 7%, other white 9.1%) 27.7% South Asian 19.9% Afro-Caribbean 1.1% Chinese 0.1% Brazilian |
| Politics | |
| Local government in England#Councils and councillors>Leadership | Leader & Cabinet |
| Mayor | Cllr Colum Moloney |
| Executive | |
| MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005>MPs | Dawn Butler Barry Gardiner Sarah Teather |
| London Assembly — Member | Brent and Harrow Robert Blackman |
| Official website | http://www.brent.gov.uk/ |
It borders Harrow to the northwest, Barnet to the northeast, Camden to the east and Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster to the south.
History
Brent was formed in 1965 from the area of the former Municipal Borough of Wembley and Municipal Borough of Willesden of Middlesex. Its name derives from the River Brent which runs through the Borough.According to the 2001 census, the Borough of Brent has the country's highest percentage of people born outside of the UK (46.53%).
Motto
Brent's motto is Forward Together.
Areas
- Alperton
- Brondesbury
- Brondesbury Park
- Church End
- Dollis Hill
- Harlesden
- Kensal Green
- Kensal Rise
- Kenton (note: part of Kenton is in Harrow)
- Kilburn (note: part of Kilburn is in Camden)
- Kingsbury
- Neasden
- Park Royal (note: part of Park Royal is in Ealing)
- Preston
- Queensbury
- Stonebridge
- Sudbury
- Tokyngton
- Wembley
- Wembley Park
- Willesden
- Willesden Green
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; Brent Central and Brent North 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: 21 (-14)
Conservative: 15 (-4)
Council elections were held on Thursday May 4th, 2006. Labour lost control of the borough with 14 of their seats falling to Liberal Democrats. You can get some graphics and in-depth ward information from the Brent Council Website [link]
[Brent East Campaigning] is a weblog run by a Brent citizen which chronicals the political activism in Brent.
Landmarks
The Brent Cross shopping centre is located in the London Borough of Barnet, not Brent. It takes its name from the River Brent which runs through the site.see also Brent parks and open spaces
External links
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