The Boundary Commission has published its final recommendations today. Brent East, formerly Ken Livingstone's seat, is back and largely covers the current Brent Central while Brent West covers the current Brent North.
Harlesden and Kensal Green, Kilburn and Queens Park become the minority Brent wards in the Queens Park and Maida Vale constituency. The Camden side of Kilburn is in another constituency, Hampstead and Highgate.
Poor Queensbury, often seen as a bit semi-detached, is on its own in Harrow East.
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Shocking name for new constituency. Queens Park is a minor johnny-come-lately suburb of Kilburn and Little Venice is a canal, not a place. Obviously should be Kilburn and Paddington, both historical names
ReplyDeleteLabour are for the middle to upper class so wouldn’t advocate this.
DeleteTotally agree Pete
DeleteI live in Kingsbury, but local Council boundary changes moved me to Queensbury. Now the Parlimentary boundary changes will move me to Harrow East! [But I still live in Brent]
ReplyDeleteWhen did Brent become Brent and not middlesex? Wasn’t middlesex better?
DeleteDon't leave us Philip. We need you!
ReplyDeleteBrent was formed in 1965 from the area of the former Municipal Borough of Wembley and Municipal Borough of Willesden of Middlesex. The Municipal Borough of Wembley was formed by a merger of the parishes of Wembley (originally part of the Ancient Parish of Harrow-on-the-Hill) and Kingsbury in 1934.
ReplyDeleteThere was a lot of opposition on both sides to the merger of Tory Wembley and Labour Willesden. It wasn't just political. My parents when they had a row would trade insults about each other's background on opposite banks of the Welsh Harp.