Brent West: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Barry Gardiner (Labour) is the MP for Brent West, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Barry Gardiner (Labour) 17,258 votes and Sushil Rapatwar (Conservative) 13,465, a majority of 3,793. 41,376 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 80,027, 51.7% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Brent West has the 5th highest population of the 575 constituencies with this figure (144,844), and the 39th highest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (7,145.5 per sq km).
The ONS estimates 144,844 people lived in Brent West in mid-2024, up 17.2% on 2014. 17,967 were aged 65 or over and 25,471 were under 16.
The median price paid for a home was £530,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry data). Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £365,000. The highest March-year median in the series was £535,513, in the year to March 2024. It ranks 43rd highest of 575 constituencies. 597 sales were registered in the period, against 693 in the year to March 2025.
DWP figures count 9,827 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 38.6% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 16.0% in 2021/22 to 18.9% in 2024/25.
Workplaces in Brent West accounted for 60,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 6,815 local units for March 2026.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 72.6% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 9.3 points. 19.4% were economically inactive.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £39,439 for jobs in Brent West and £37,620 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £38,458. The residents' figure ranks 280th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Census 2021: 41,163 households, 7,145.5 people per square kilometre, 26.0% of workers based at home, 12.6% of adults retired.
The claimant count for September 2026 was 5,375, or 5.3% of the working-age population. September 2025 had 5,480.
MP
Barry Gardiner, Labour
- MP for Brent West since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 1 May 1997
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Barry Gardiner on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Barry Gardiner's latest words in Parliament, from 1 September 2026 to 14 September 2026. Hansard search returns 179 spoken contributions by Barry Gardiner since 4 July 2024.
First, I reassure my hon. Friend that she is not an irritating Minister at all; I think she is generally held to be a very good Minister. Can I tempt her to enlarge slightly on what she said?
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I fully agree with all that the hon. Lady is saying. Does she find it strange that, although we talk about taking tough action against these companies —we talk about Thames Water’s £80 million rebate and the more than £100 million fine—it is not the investor who ends up paying …
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Sir Desmond, imagine that the top brains in the country’s security and intelligence community produced a report that told you how to save the world. You would want to see it, right?
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The Prime Minister has spoken powerfully about the devolution of power and giving back control.
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The Minister will know that the grant structure on which UKRI is based gives out grants for a maximum of three to five years. Very few are for five years—most are for three years or under—yet the sort of long-term scientific development that my hon.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gardiner | Labour | 17,258 | 41.7% | −11.6 |
| Sushil Rapatwar | Conservative | 13,465 | 32.5% | −1.3 |
| Paul Lorber | Liberal Democrat | 3,013 | 7.3% | −1.8 |
| Baston De'Medici-Jaguar | Green Party | 2,805 | 6.8% | +5.1 |
| Nadia Klok | Workers Party of Britain | 2,774 | 6.7% | |
| Ian Collier | Reform UK | 2,061 | 5.0% | +3.4 |
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 41.7% | Conservative 32.5% | 3,793 | 51.7% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 53.3% | Conservative 33.8% | 9,431 | 63.3% |
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 West lies within Brent.
- Brent E09000005
Who has power over Brent West
Every body that makes decisions for Brent West, 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 West this page: Barry Gardiner (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 West?
Barry Gardiner (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Brent West?
The House of Commons Library records 17,258 votes for Barry Gardiner of Labour and a majority of 3,793; 51.7% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Brent West?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 5,375, 5.3% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Brent West?
£530,000: 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 West?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £37,620 (April 2025).
How many children in Brent West live in low income families?
9,827 children under 16, 38.6%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Brent West?
144,844 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.