Brent East: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Brent East is Dawn Butler (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. Dawn Butler took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 19,370 votes (51.2%), ahead of Jamila Robertson (Conservative) on 6,323. 37,802 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 77,547, 48.7% of those registered. The majority was 13,047.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Brent East apart: the 10th highest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (48.0%), and the 18th highest population of the 575 constituencies with this figure (137,143).
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 137,143; the estimate for 2014 was 131,952. The estimate peaked at 138,557 in 2019. Children under 16 numbered 27,430; people aged 65 and over, 16,459.
13,175 children in Brent East were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 48.0% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 15.7% in 2021/22 to 19.2% in 2024/25.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £500,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £420,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £529,950, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 59th highest of 575 constituencies. 527 sales were registered in the period, against 748 in the year to March 2025.
Workplaces in Brent East accounted for 51,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 6,670 local units for March 2026.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 73.8% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 9.8 points. 17.9% were economically inactive.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £36,607 for jobs in Brent East and £39,750 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £38,051. The residents' figure ranks 244th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 8,270 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 8.9%. September 2025 had 8,650.
Census 2021: 49,311 households, 7,375.3 people per square kilometre, 30.2% of workers based at home, 11.8% of adults retired.
MP
Dawn Butler, Labour
- MP for Brent East since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Dawn Butler on this site
In Parliament
What Dawn Butler said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 2 September 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 205 spoken contributions by Dawn Butler since 4 July 2024.
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I need some clarification. After I posted my Black History Month speech last week, I received thousands of abusive messages. The shadow Minister, the hon.
Read in Hansard (opening words; the full contribution is longer)
MPs’ safety is paramount. After my speech in the Black History Month debate on Thursday, a shadow Minister posted a racially charged tweet online that has resulted in more abuse against me.
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I thank my hon. Friend for her incredible conference last week, which saw thousands of people attend, and the debates we had. One of the signs that resonated for me, in terms of reparations, was “First stop the harm”. Does she agree that that is a fundamental part of reparations?
Oh, that has made my day, Madam Deputy Speaker, because normally it is only my mum who remembers, so thank you so much.
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I will call Michelle Welsh to move the motion; I will then call the Minister to respond. I remind other hon. Members that they may make a speech only with prior permission from the Member in charge of the debate and from the Minister.
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Read from the Hansard API on 26 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Butler | Labour | 19,370 | 51.2% | −12.6 |
| Jamila Robertson | Conservative | 6,323 | 16.7% | −6.8 |
| Nida Alfulaij | Green Party | 3,729 | 9.9% | +6.6 |
| Jonny Singh | Liberal Democrat | 2,635 | 7.0% | −2.1 |
| Zbigniew Kowalczyk | Reform UK | 2,024 | 5.4% | +5.0 |
| Aadil Shaikh | Independent | 1,846 | 4.9% | |
| James Mutimer | Workers Party of Britain | 1,052 | 2.8% | |
| Amin Moafi | Independent | 654 | 1.7% | |
| Jenner Folwell | Independent | 169 | 0.4% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 51.2% | Conservative 16.7% | 13,047 | 48.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 63.8% | Conservative 23.5% | 17,756 | 58.0% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Brent East lies within Brent.
- Brent E09000005
Who has power over Brent East
Every body that makes decisions for Brent East, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Brent East this page: Dawn Butler (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Brent East?
Dawn Butler (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Brent East?
The House of Commons Library records 19,370 votes for Dawn Butler of Labour and a majority of 13,047; 48.7% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Brent East?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 8,270, 8.9% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Brent East?
£500,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Brent East?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £39,750 (April 2025).
How many children in Brent East live in low income families?
13,175 children under 16, 48.0%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Brent East?
137,143 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.