Template:Infobox London Borough The London Borough of Brent is a London borough in north west London and forms part of Outer London.
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
- 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 divided into 21 Electoral Wards, some which share a name with the traditional areas above: Alperton, Barnhill, Brondesbury Park, Dollis Hill, Dudden Hill, Fryent, Harlesden, Kensal Green, Kenton, Kilburn, Mapesbury, Northwick Park, Preston, Queen's Park , Queensbury, Stonebridge, Sudbury, Welsh Harp, Wembley Central, Willesden Green [1].
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 and Brent North - plus a third, Hampstead and Kilburn, which will be split between Brent and the neighbouring borough of Camden. These new seats 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 4, 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 [2]
The leader of the Council is now Liberal Democrat Paul Lorber.
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