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Friday, 31 May 2024
Queens Park by-election will be held on July 4th
Dated: Thursday 30 May 2024 Kim Wright
Returning Officer
London Borough of Brent,
Brent Civic Centre
Engineers Way
Wembley
HA9 0FJ
Printed and Published by the London Borough of Brent
London Borough of Brent
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Election of a Borough Councillor
For the Queens Park Ward
To be held on
Thursday 4 July 2024
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
1. An election is to be held for a Borough Councillor for the Queens Park Ward.
2. Nomination papers may be obtained from the Electoral Services Office, Brent Civic Centre,
Engineers Way, Wembley HA9 0FJ.
3. Completed nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer at the address shown
above from the day after the date of this notice, weekdays between 10am and 4pm but not later
than 4pm on Friday 7 June 2024.
4. If the election is contested, the poll will take place on Thursday 4 July 2024 between the hours of
7.00am and 10.00pm.
5. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by midnight on Tuesday
18 June 2024. Applications can be made online: www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
6. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this
election must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer** by 5pm on Wednesday 26 June
2024. Applications can be made online: www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate
7. Applications to vote by post or to change existing postal, postal proxy or proxy votes must reach the
Electoral Registration Officer at the Electoral Services Office address shown above by 5pm on
Wednesday 19 June 2024. Applications can be made online at www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote and
www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote
8. New applications to vote by proxy must be received by the Electoral Registration Officer at the
address shown above by 5pm on Wednesday 26 June 2024. Some applications can be made
online at www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote
9. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election on the grounds of physical incapacity; for
work/service reasons; or photo ID is lost/ stolen/ damaged/ or voter ID not received, must reach the
relevant Electoral Registration Officer ** by 5pm on Thursday 4 July 2024.
Thursday, 30 May 2024
Brent councillor Shama Tatler moves into national spotlight as she is parachuted into sacked candidate Faiza Shaheen's seat
Cllr Shama Tatler is in the spotlight after London Labour announced her as the parliamentary candidate for Chingford and Woodford Green following the unceremonious sacking of long-term candidate Faiza Shaheen by Keir Starmer yesterday. This means that she has been chosen centrally by Labour rather than going through the local democratic selection process.
Faiza Shaheen, a new mother and local had been campaigning in the seat for four years. It remains to be seen whether the Brent Lead Member for Regeneration will benefit from that work.
Faiza Shaheen said on Twitter:
Really! Wow a Brent councillor with no history here at all. They would rather lose than have a left pro-Palestine candidate. This is offensive to my community.
It appears that Tatler has been parachuted into a bed of nettles amidst the current controversy over a 'Starmerite purge' and allegations of a negative attitude towards ethnic minority and female candidates in the wake of the leadership's treatment of Diane Abbott. Of course Shama Tatler is also ethnic minority and female.
There were mixed comments on Twitter with some pointing to Tatler's membership of the JLM as finding favour with Starmer. LINK One person accused her of 'trampling' on Faiza Shaheen.
Shama Tatler is on Labour's NCC the party's disciplinary committee and backed Luke Akenhurst for the NEC. I understand that there is currently a conduct complaint against her lodged with the Labour Party.
She previously sought the Labour parliamentary candidate nomination for Watford. This video was part of her campaign.
Meanwhile people are flocking to the support of Faiza Shaheen after her emotional interview on Newsnight last night.
Faiza Shaheen's statement on yesterday's events:
Following boundary changes, what are the chances of Shama Tatler winning the seat previously held by Ian Duncan Smith for the Conservatives? The website Electoral Calculus has the projection below but this does not take into account the latest developments and the possibility of an Independent campaign by Faiza Shaheen.
By-election for election of a Queens Park councillor
From Brent Council website:
NOTICE OF CASUAL VACANCY
A Local Government Councillor for the Queens Park Ward in the London Borough of Brent
Notice is hereby given under Section 87(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 that a casual vacancy exists for the office of Councillor for the Queens Park ward of the London Borough of Brent.
Requesting a by-election
A by-election is only triggered by local government electors requesting a by-election to take place.
This requires TWO local government electors within the London Borough of Brent giving notice to the Proper Officer of the authority that an election should take place.
Holding a by-election
On receipt of the requests to fill the vacancy, the Returning Officer will set a date for an election to be held within 35 days.
All requests for a by-election regarding this Casual Vacancy must be sent to the Proper Officer at: Chief Executive’s Office, Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley HA9 0FJ or by email to
kim.wright@brent.gov.uk or Chief.Executive@brent.gov.uk
Kim Wright, Returning Officer
(Proper Officer for the London Borough of Brent)
24 May 2024
Wednesday, 29 May 2024
Barry Gardiner has 'positive discussion' with the Shadow Education Secretary about Byron Court Primary School's Ofsted and forced academisation
Barry Gardiner made a statement on Twitter yesterday following what he said was a 'very positive discussion' with Labour's Shadow Education Secretary about the forced academisation issues at Byron Court Primary School.
Tuesday, 28 May 2024
Cllr Muhammed Butt loses his cool when petitioner wants to make a point of order at Brent Cabinet. Bobby Moore Bridge Mural to be covered by advertising.
Note: An earlier video has been replaced by this Brent Council video which has better sound quality.
Philip Grant, a regular contributor to Wembley Matters, who has no party political affiliation, presented a 100 signature plus petition to Brent Cabinet today setting out the case for the permanent display of the Bobby Moore Bridge tile mural. See LINK for details.
Council Leader Muhammed Butt made a brief response and then after asking for contributions from Cabinet colleagues (there were none) put only one Option forward with no show of hands from Cabinet members. This was the option to cover the mural with advertising.
When Philip Grant tried to raise a point of order on this (4.20) above Cllr Butt refused to hear the point of order.
As it is hard to hear the point of order on the video I asked Philip what he had been attempting to say when shouted down:
The point of order that I went to the public speaker's microphone to make was that the Leader had declared the Officer recommendation approved when not a single Cabinet member had put a hand up to show that they accepted the recommendation.I then added the second point (which I'd already advised him of in my open email a week before), that the decision the Cabinet was meant to make was either Option A or Option B, and they had not been given the opportunity to vote on both options.
Road Closures Plus in Wembley Park on Saturday June 1st - residents can expect travel plans disruption
There are additional road closures over and above the normal Wembley Event closures on Saturday June 1st for the UEFA Champions League match . This includes Bridge Road, Wembley Park Drive and Empire Way.
Residents' movements by car or public transport appears to be severely affected.
This is the Brent Council announcement:
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - IMPORTANT UPDATES
This Saturday 1 June, the UEFA Champions League Final takes place at Wembley Stadium.
The area in and around Wembley Stadium will be extremely busy with additional road closures and diversions in place compared to traditional event day operations.
Borussia Dortmund fan march
Borussia Dortmund supporters will be taking part in a fan march from The Torch Pub on Bridge Road to Wembley Stadium from around 4pm on Saturday 1 June.
To provide a safe area for the fan march to congregate and move to the stadium, the following roads will be closed to all traffic:
- Bridge Road
- Wembley Park Drive (with local access up to Elmside Road)
- Empire Way (with access up to Wembley Leisure Centre)
- Fulton Road (between Empire Way & Rutherford Way)
Signed diversion routes will be in place while the roads are closed. The closures are expected to be in place for periods well before and after the fan march takes place.
A map of the road closures can be seen below:
Fryent Way coach parking
Fryent Way will be closed on Saturday 1 and 2 June between the hours of 5am (Saturday) and 4am (Sunday) to facilitate coach parking.
Fryent Park will be open, however visitors are advised that Fryent Country Park Car Park will not be accessible via vehicle and visitors should seek other parking arrangements if driving to the site.
Wembley Stadium concourse closure
The concourse area around level one of Wembley Stadium will be closed off to the public in the lead up to the upcoming UEFA Champions League Final.
New gates and shutters have been installed around the concourse, as part of The Football Association’s commitment to improve safety and security around the stadium footprint.
- A full closure will be in place from 26 May up until 8pm on 5 June
- From 6 June, the concourse will be closed between 8pm and 7am each night
- The concourse will be open to the public on non-event-days between 7am and 8pm
Event day parking
Event day parking restrictions will be in place from 8am to midnight on main roads and from 10am to midnight on residential roads on Saturday 1 June.
If you have a paper permit, please make sure you clearly display it in your vehicle. If you have an electronic permit, you do not need to display this.
Drink-free zone
We want to create a safe and enjoyable experience for all visitors.
To crack down on anti-social behaviour, we will be enforcing a ban on street drinking in the streets around Wembley Stadium before this match, as part of the Public Space Protection Order (PSPO).
If we find anyone drinking on Olympic Way or in the surrounding streets, they will be asked to hand over their alcohol and enforcement action may be considered.
Off licences will not be selling alcohol to anyone attending this event on 1 June.
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