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UK Parliament - Brent North

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> United Kingdom > England > London > London > Brent North

Office

Parliament

Honorific

Member of Parliament - Abbr: MP

Type

General Election

Filing Deadline

00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central

Polls Open

May 07, 2015 - 01:00am Central

Polls Close

May 07, 2015 - 04:00pm Central

Term Start

May 08, 2015 - 12:00pm

Term End

June 08, 2017 - 11:00pm

Contributor

IndyGeorgia

Last Modified

RBH November 24, 2019 02:07am

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Description

BBC Constituency Profile:

Stretching from Wembley Stadium to Fryent Country Park is the seat of Brent North. Much of the constituency is made up of Metro-Land, the term coined by poet laureate Sir John Betjeman to describe the north west London suburbs created by the Metropolitan rail line.

There are a number of beautiful parks here, including: Fryent, Roe Green and Silver Jubilee Park. Over half the population is Asian/Asian British, with 32.9% Indian - the second highest proportion of all the constituencies in England and Wales, according to ONS 2011 Census figures. One in 10 is black Afro-Caribbean. At 32%, it has the highest proportion of Hindus - there is also a large community of Buddhists.

Owner-occupiers are above the London average, while a quarter of the population rents privately. In 2010, Barry Gardiner held the seat for Labour with 46.9% of the vote; Conservatives got 31.5%, Liberal Democrats 17% and Independent 1.4%.