Brent London Borough Council elections

A map showing the wards of Brent since 2002

Brent London Borough Council in London, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 63 councillors have been elected from 21 wards. ^[1]

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority before the new system came into full effect in 1965. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties: ^{[2] [3]}

Party in control		Years
	Labour	1964–1968
	Conservative	1968–1971
	Labour	1971–1982
	No overall control	1982–1986
	Labour	1986–1990
	No overall control	1990–1998
	Labour	1998–2006
	No overall control	2006–2010
	Labour	2010–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1965 have been: ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Councillor	Party		From	To
George Swannell [7] [8]		Labour	1965	1968
Edwin Lee		Conservative	1968	1971
Philip Hartley		Labour	1971	1977
James Goudie		Labour	1977	1978
John Lebor		Labour	1978	1981
Tom Bryson		Labour	1981	1983
Martin Coleman		Labour	1983	1986
Merle Amory		Labour	1986	1988
Dorman Long		Labour	1988	1990
Bob Blackman		Conservative	1990	1996
Paul Daisley		Labour	Apr 1996	2001
Ann John		Labour	2001	May 2006
Paul Lorber		Liberal Democrats	26 Jun 2006	26 May 2010
Ann John		Labour	26 May 2010	May 2012
Muhammed Butt		Labour	16 May 2012

Council elections

Summary of the council composition after each council election, click on the year for full details of each election.

Year	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrats	Notes
1964 [9]	34	26	0
1968 [9]	11	49	0	Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same [10]
1971 [9]	38	22	0
1974 [9]	35	25	0
1978 [9]	39	27	0	Boundary changes increased the number of seats by six [11]
1982 [9]	33	30	3
1986 [9]	43	20	3
1990 [9]	29	31	6
1994 [9]	28	33	5	Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same [n 1]
1998 [9]	43	19	4
2002 [9]	35	19	9	Boundary changes reduced the number of seats by three [12] [13]
2006 [14]	21	15	27
2010 [2]	40	6	17
2014 [3]	56	6	1
2018	60	3	0
2022	49	5	3	Boundary changes reduced the number of seats by six [15]

Borough result maps

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  2022 results map

Summary of results

Summary of recent by-elections; ^[16]

By-election	Date	Incumbent party		Winning party
Preston	30 May 1996		Conservative		Conservative
Kilburn	11 March 1999		Labour		Labour
Roe Green	27 July 2000		Labour		Labour
Fryent	1 March 2001		Labour		Labour
Fryent	16 June 2005		Labour		Labour
Preston	16 June 2005		Conservative		Conservative
Dudden Hill	24 May 2007		Liberal Democrats		Liberal Democrats
Stonebridge	13 September 2007		Labour		Labour
Queens Park	13 March 2008		Liberal Democrats		Liberal Democrats
Wembley Central	23 July 2009		Liberal Democrats		Liberal Democrats
Kenton	17 February 2011		Conservative		Conservative
Wembley Central	22 December 2011		Labour		Labour
Dollis Hill	22 March 2012		Liberal Democrats		Liberal Democrats
Barnhill	3 May 2012		Labour		Labour
Kenton	5 March 2015		Conservative		Conservative
Kensal Green	17 December 2015		Labour		Labour
Kilburn	5 May 2016		Labour		Labour
Alperton	23 January 2020		Labour		Liberal Democrats
Barnhill (2 vacancies)	23 January 2020		Labour		Labour
	Labour		Labour
Wembley Central	23 January 2020		Labour		Labour
Brondesbury Park	6 May 2021		Labour		Labour

1968–1971

Chamberlayne by-election 27 June 1968 ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D.A. Lazarus	1,271
	Labour	J. E. Hockey	443
	Liberal	K. Smulovitch	282
	Communist	L. C. Gibbons	29
Turnout				30.0%

Kenton 27 June 1968 ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. M. Newland	1,389
	Conservative	E. I. Hughes	1,373
	Labour	P. G. Pendsay	111
	Labour	S. E. H. Lockyer	110
Turnout				22.0%

Wembley Park 27 June 1968 ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	l. J. Scott	1,496
	Conservative	P. J. Bance	1,485
	Liberal	C. Coburn	179
	Liberal	L. F. Butcher	175
	Labour	K. E. Toller	162
	Labour	R. Feather	156
Turnout				25.9%

Tokyngton 31 July 1969 ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. J. Harvey	867
	Labour	M. C. Wyatt	447
	Liberal	C. Coburn	212
Turnout				22.1%

1971–1974

Carlton 24 June 1971 ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	O. Boyle	1,413
	Conservative	A. V. Phipps	141
Turnout				29.8%

St Raphael's 24 June 1971 ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	I. E. Roxburgh	1,347
	Conservative	M. S. M. Read	82
Turnout				25.2%

Stonebridge 24 June 1971 ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Lawlor	1,081
	Conservative	J. H. Hulyer	84
Turnout				24.1%

Brentwater 6 December 1973 ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Holtz	1,112
	Conservative	O. L. Stone	528
	Liberal	L. F. Butcher	233
	National Front	G. W. Bryant	186
Turnout				30.6%

1974–1978

Carlton 20 March 1975 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Cyril Shaw	1,015
	Liberal	Patrick B. O'Donoghue	261
	Conservative	Patricia R. Gee	190
	National Front	Avril G. F. Downes	180
Turnout				30.8

Sudbury 12 June 1975 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robert B. Tredger	1,856
	Liberal	David Arthur	296
	Labour	Mary R. Filler	275
Turnout				36.7

Wembley Park 21 October 1976 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John T. J. Detre	1,816
	Labour	Maurice L. H. Hoffman	466
	National Front	Avril G. F. Downes	219
	Liberal	David Arthur	141
Turnout				35.9

Manor 25 November 1976 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Roy W. Ley	758
	Conservative	Charles T. Knight	641
	Liberal	John H. Gover	166
	National Front	Raymond J. Marsh	134
	Independent	John C. Blackman	84
	Socialist Workers	Roger F. Cox	70
Turnout				30.7

Fryent 10 February 1977 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Stuart M. Kinchyck	1,396
	Labour	Anthony J. Colman	986
	National Front	John R. Davies	270
	Liberal	Colin F. Scofield	201
Turnout				42.3

1978–1982

Barham by-election, 22 March 1979 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Edward C. Vickers	1,583	49.36
	Labour	Donald S. Smith	1,276	39.79
	Liberal	John C. Hammond	218	6.80
	National Front	Arthur J. Martin	130	4.05
Registered electors			8,838
Turnout				36.5
	Conservative hold

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Derek W.C. Woolgar

Brondesbury Park by-election, 22 March 1979 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Howard D. Fisher	1,344	58.26
	Labour	James D. O'Gara	861	37.32
	Liberal	Lindsay G.E. Bransbury	102	4.42
Registered electors			6,595
Turnout				35.1
	Conservative hold

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ralph B. Fisher

Gladstone by-election, 28 June 1979 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Thomas P. Taylor	1,072	49.04
	Labour	Alfred Z. Filer	996	45.56
	Liberal	Brian A. Holland	95	4.35
	National Front	Raymond J. Marsh	23	1.05
Registered electors			5,923
Turnout				37.0
	Conservative hold

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Laurence A. Coventon

Kilburn by-election, 28 June 1979 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Peter G. Pendsay	1,089	68.75
	Conservative	Richard W.J. Martyn	495	31.25
Registered electors			6,137
Turnout				25.9
	Labour hold

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ashley Steinhausen

Barnhill by-election, 31 July 1980 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Helene J. Powell	1,448	70.39
	Labour	Mark B. Feeny	433	21.05
	Liberal	Henry J.D. Amos	155	7.54
	National Front	Graham John	21	1.02
Registered electors			5,497
Turnout				37.4
	Conservative hold

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr and Dennis J. Jackson

Stonebridge by-election, 29 January 1981 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Merle J. Amory	811	61.77
	Labour	Manibhai D. Patel	795
	Liberal	Janet A. Vere	217	16.69
	Conservative	John D. Atkins	203	14.84
	Conservative	Clare M. Curtin	183
	NFCM	Raymond J. Marsh	87	6.69
Registered electors			4,659
Turnout				27.9
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Philip H. Hartley and the resignation of Cllr. Michael J. Lawlor

Harlesden by-election, 26 March 1981 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Columbus M. Moloney	1,268	70.88
	Liberal	Paul Lorber	352	19.68
	Conservative	Desmond J. Spackman	122	6.82
	Constitutional Movement	Gareth D. Pearce	47	2.63
Registered electors			4,960
Turnout				36.3
	Labour hold

The by-election was called followinng the resignation of Cllr. Harold L.M. Tucker

1982–1986

Harlesden by-election, 24 February 1983 ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dennis P. Lynch	1,433	66.43
	Alliance	John S. Hale	469	21.74
	Conservative	Mary S. Mitchell	255	11.82
Registered electors			4,922
Turnout				44.1
	Labour hold

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Columbus M. Moloney

St Andrew's by-election, 26 January 1984 ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Chunllal V. Chavda	942	41.30
	Labour	Wilfred C. Roach	843	36.96
	Alliance	Alan J. Wall	496	21.74
Registered electors			5,516
Turnout				41.5
	Conservative gain from Labour

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Laurence Nerva

Kenton by-election, 23 February 1984 ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robert W. Maskell	2,102	71.09
	Alliance	Paul D. Thomas	540	18.26
	Labour	David A. Davies	315	10.65
Registered electors			6,591
Turnout				44.9
	Conservative hold

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ernest I. Hughes

Brondesbury by-election, 26 July 1984 ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Christine M. Winter	1,187	48.45
	Conservative	Mark V. Jones	887	36.20
	Alliance	Bridget S. Lucking	376	15.35
Registered electors			6,296
Turnout				38.9
	Labour gain from Conservative

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Howard D. Fisher

Sudbury by-election, 21 February 1985 ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Paula A. Kimber	1,209	54.29
	Labour	Sandra L. Ernstoff	600	26.94
	Alliance	Susan M. Jenkins	371	16.66
	Middlesex Animal Rights Group	Peter C. Wise	47	2.11
Registered electors			5,937
Turnout				37.5
	Conservative hold

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Kathryn E. Harris (nee Soames)

Willesden Green by-election, 27 June 1985 ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Pamela M. Jordan	1,716	74.90
	Conservative	Jack J. Sayers	298	13.01
	Alliance	Patrick J. Elliot	277	12.09
Registered electors			5,531
Turnout				41.6
	Labour hold

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Terence J. Hanafin

Sudbury by-election, 1 August 1985 ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Leslie Winters	1,103	45.79
	Alliance	Susan M. Jenkins	720	29.89
	Labour	Sandra L. Ernstoff	586	24.33
Registered electors			5,994
Turnout				40.3
	Conservative hold

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Robert B. Tredger

Preston by-election, 17 October 1985 ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Eric Newton	1,853	55.88
	Labour	Louise D. Crimmins	793	23.91
	Alliance	Barry N. Cameron	670	20.21
Registered electors			9,331
Turnout				35.7
	Conservative hold

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Robert M. Lacey

1986–1990

Preston by-election, 27 November 1986 ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robert J. Blackman	2,272	75.94
	Labour	Kenneth G. Cohen	472	15.78
	Alliance	Seenar Deen	248	8.29
Registered electors			9,350
Turnout				32.06
	Conservative hold

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Eric Newton

Chamberlayne by-election, 7 May 1987 ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Warren	1,173	38.33
	Alliance	Peter D. Corrie	1,116	36.47
	Labour	Philemon A.C. Sealy	748	24.44
	Humanist	Alwyn W. Turner	23	0.75
Registered electors			5,604
Turnout				54.68
	Conservative gain from Labour

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Cedric A.StE Best

Barnhill by-election, 17 September 1987 ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William A. Duffin	1,618	79.55
	Alliance	Hilda Glazer	259	12.73
	Labour	Ruby S. Nerva	157	7.71
Registered electors			5,380
Turnout				37.83
	Conservative hold

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Helene J. Powell

Roe Green by-election, 10 December 1987 ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Chunilal V. Chavda	1,074	66.26
	Labour	Kenneth G. Cohen	426	26.28
	Alliance	Mark V. Schuck	121	7.46
Registered electors			5,692
Turnout				28.48
	Conservative hold

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Samuel A. Greenaway

Queen's Park by-election, 5 May 1988 ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Cummins	686	35.79
	Labour	Yusuf M. Giwa	575	29.99
	Conservative	Margaret Sphikas	550	28.69
	Green	David Bradney	106	5.53
Registered electors			4,233
Turnout				45.36
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Merle J. Amory

Kenton by-election, 20 October 1988 ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David M. Tobert	2,170	83.98
	Liberal Democrats	Jason M. Moleman	264	10.22
	Labour	Neil B. Nerva	98	3.79
	Green	Penelope J. Day	52	2.01
Registered electors			6,860
Turnout				37.68
	Conservative hold

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Marion Leighton

Brondesbury Park by-election, 9 February 1989 ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Albert R. Wakelin	901	47.52
	Lib Dem Focus Team	Anthony Skelton	594	31.33
	Labour Co-op	Margarette S. Quirke	340	17.93
	Green	David A. Mazure	61	3.22
Registered electors			5,880
Turnout				32.30
	Conservative gain from Labour

The by-election was called followinng the resignation of Cllr. Malcolm I. McClelland

1990–1994

Roundwood 2 August 1990 ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John J. Ryan	583	52.1
	Conservative	Dennis Okocha	387	34.6
	Liberal Democrats	Navinchandra N. Joshi	148	13.2
Turnout				23.3
	Labour hold

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Richard E. Hume.

Willesden Green 20 December 1990 ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ahmad Shahzad	700	45.9
	Independent	Sally P. Hunt	468	30.7
	Conservative	Terence C. Munro	357	23.4
Turnout				27.8
	Labour hold

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Hazel A. D. Baird.

Queen's Park 7 November 1991 ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Noel A. Martin	781	42.6
	Labour	John M. Pritchard	521	28.4
	Conservative	Julian L. Smith	456	24.9
	Green	Theresa M. Dean	75	4.1
Turnout				47.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jean M. Spray.

Alperton 17 September 1992 ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel E. Brown	1,685	59.1
	Labour	Victor L. Humphrey	642	22.5
	Conservative	Suresh L. Kansagra	523	18.4
Turnout				46.7
	Liberal Democrats hold

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Mike Harskin.

Stonebridge 10 June 1993 ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Tullah Persaud	770	56.1
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen T. Newcombe	414	30.2
	Conservative	Smart O. Owaka	152	11.1
	Green	Graham D. Woodland	36	2.6
Turnout				32.5
	Labour hold

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Harriet J. Harper.

1998–2002

Kilburn 11 March 1999 ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Noel Thompson	778	64.4
	Conservative	Shaun Port	292	24.2
	Green	Robert Whitley	92	7.6
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Spitzel	47	3.9
Majority			486	40.2
Turnout			1,209	22.7
	Labour hold

A by-election was held in Kilburn on 11 March 1999 after the death of Labour councillor Peter Pendsay. ^[23] The seat was held for Labour by Noel Thompson with a majority of 486 votes over Conservative Shaun Port. ^[23]

Roe Green by-election 27 July 2000 ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Maureen Queally	733	46.9
	Conservative	Joel Games	641	41.0
	Liberal Democrats	Chunilal Hirani	166	10.6
	Pro Motorist & Small Shops	Adele Setton	23	1.5	{{{change}}}
Majority			92	5.9
Turnout			1,563	27.2
	Labour hold

A by-election took place in Roe Green on 27 July 2000 after the resignation of Labour councillor John Duffy. ^[24] The seat was held for Labour by Maureen Queally with a majority of 92 votes over Conservative Joel Games. ^[24]

Fryent 1 March 2001 ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	George Crane	950	48.9
	Conservative	Alan Wall	787	40.5
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Wharton	205	10.6
Majority			163	8.4
Turnout			1,942	30.6
	Labour hold

A by-election took place in Fryent on 1 March 2001 after the death of Labour councillor Lawrence Pardoe. ^[26] The seat was held for Labour by George Crane with a majority of 163 votes over Conservative Alan Wall. ^[26]

2002–2006

Fryent 16 June 2005 ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ruth Moher	937	41.6
	Conservative	Sue-Ellen Fernandes	901	40.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mehul Shah	355	15.8
	Green	Peter Murry	57	2.6
Majority			36	1.6
Turnout			2,250	27.8
	Labour hold

A by-election was held in Fryent on 16 June 2005 after the death of Labour councillor Asish Sengupta. ^[28] The seat was held for Labour by Ruth Moher with a majority of 36 votes over Conservative Sue-Ellen Fernandes. ^[27]

Preston 16 June 2005 ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Alan Mendoza	1,109	48.7
	Labour	Wilhelmina Mitchell Murray	707	31.0
	Liberal Democrats	Uday Pandya	375	16.5
	Green	Shahrar Ali	86	3.8
Majority			402	17.7
Turnout			2,277	24.8
	Conservative hold

A by-election was held in Preston ward on 16 June 2005 after the death of Conservative councillor Tom Taylor. ^[28] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Alan Mondoza with a majority of 402 votes over Labour's Wilhelmina Mitchell Murray. ^[25]

2006–2010

Dudden Hill 24 May 2007 ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Pawan Gupta	1,262	39.8
	Labour	Aslam Choudry	1,177	37.2
	Conservative	John Warren	412	13.0
	Respect	Tim Danby	160	5.1
	Green	Shahrar Ali	156	4.9
Majority			85	2.7
Turnout			3,167	34.3
	Liberal Democrats hold

A by-election was held in Dudden Hill on 24 May 2007 after a seat was declared vacant, as Liberal Democrat Pawan Gupta was found to have been disqualified from standing at the 2006 election as he was employed by the council at the time. ^{[30] [29]} Pawan Gupta held the seat at the by-election with a majority of 85 votes over Labour's Aslam Choudry. ^[29]

Stonebridge 13 September 2007 ^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Zaffar Van Kalwala	1,432	51.9
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Wiltshire	864	31.3
	Respect	Sarah Cox	237	8.6
	Conservative	Funmi Aladeshe	177	6.4
	Green	Brian Orr	51	1.8
Majority			568	20.6
Turnout			2,761	27.1
	Labour hold

A by-election was held in Stonebridge on 13 September 2007 after the death of Labour councillor Dorman Long. ^[31] The seat was held for Labour by Zaffar Van Kalwala with a majority of 568 votes over Liberal Democrat Sandra Wiltshire. ^[31]

Queens Park 13 March 2008 ^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Green	1,242	47.3
	Labour	Lesley Daisley	851	32.4
	Conservative	Gurmaj Dhillon	292	11.1
	Green	Shahrar Ali	239	9.1
Majority			391	14.9
Turnout			2,624	27
	Liberal Democrats hold

Wembley Central 23 July 2009 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Afifa Pervez	1,195	41.3
	Labour	Jayesh Mistry	934	32.3
	Conservative	Yasmin Butt	423	14.6
	Independent	Tom Stevens	240	8.3
	Green	Martin Francis	100	3.5
Majority			261	9.0
Turnout			2,892	29.3
	Liberal Democrats hold

A by-election was held in Wembley Central on 23 July 2009 after councillor Vijah Shah was sentenced to a year in prison. ^[33] Shah had been elected as a Liberal Democrat but expelled from the party in 2008 after he was arrested. ^[33] The seat was held for the Liberal Democrats by Afifa Pervez with a majority of 261 votes over Labour's Jayesh Mistry. ^[33]

2010–2014

Kenton 17 February 2011 ^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Suresh Kansagra	1,063	44.1
	Labour	Ellie Southwood	907	37.7
	Independent	Robert Dunwell	185	7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Chunilal Hirani	179	7.4
	Green	Alan Mathison	75	3.1
Majority			156	6.5
Turnout			2,409	26.0
	Conservative hold

A by-election was held in Kenton on 17 February 2011 after the death of Conservative councillor Arthur Steel. ^[35] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Suresh Kansagra, who had previously been a councillor for Barnhill until his defeat at the 2010 election, with a majority of 156 votes over Labour's Ellie Southward. ^[35]

Wembley Central 22 December 2011 ^[36]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Krupa Sheth	1,402	48.3
	Liberal Democrats	Afifa Pervez	1,022	35.2
	Conservative	Madhuri Davda	349	12.0
	Green	Martin Francis	130	4.5
Majority			380	13.1
Turnout			2,903	27.6
	Labour hold

A by-election was held in Wembley Central on 22 December 2011 after the resignation of Labour councillor Jayesh Mistry. ^[37] The seat was held for Labour by Krupa Sheth with a majority of 380 votes over Liberal Democrat Afifa Pervez. ^[38]

Dollis Hill 22 March 2012 ^[39]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Hopkins	1,205	46.5
	Labour	Parvez Ahmed	1,168	45.1
	Conservative	Samer Ahmedali	140	5.4
	Green	Peter Murry	79	3.0
Majority			37	1.4
Turnout			2,592	30
	Liberal Democrats hold

A by-election was held in Dollis Hill on 22 March 2012 after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Alec Castle. ^[40] The seat was held for the Liberal Democrats by Alison Hopkins with a majority of 37 votes over Labour's Parvez Ahmed. ^[40]

Barnhill 3 May 2012 ^[41]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Michael Pavey	2,326	56.5
	Conservative	Kanta Pindoria	1,180	28.6
	Green	Martin Francis	457	11.1
	Independent	Venilal Vagehela	156	3.8
Majority			1,146	27.8
Turnout			4,119	38
	Labour hold

A by-election was held in Barnhill on 3 May 2012 after the resignation of Labour councillor Judith Beckman. ^[42] The seat was held for Labour by Michael Pavey with a majority of 1,146 votes over Conservative Kanta Pindoria. ^{[42] [41]}

2014–2018

Kenton 5 March 2015 ^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Michael Maurice	1,097	51.6
	Labour	Vincent Lo	839	39.4
	Green	Michaela Lichten	121	5.7
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Wharton	70	3.3
Majority			258	12.1
Turnout			2,127	23.0
	Conservative hold

A by-election took place in Kenton on 5 March 2015 after the death of Conservative councillor Bhiku Patel. ^[44] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Michael Maurice with a majority of 258 votes over Labour's Vincent Lo. ^[45]

Kensal Green by-election 17 December 2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jumbo Chan	931	53.4
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Dickson	417	23.9
	Conservative	Chris Alley	255	14.6
	Green	Jafar Hassan	102	5.9
	UKIP	Juliette J Nibbs	38	2.2
Majority			514	29.5
Turnout			1,751	20
	Labour hold

A by-election took place in Kensal Green on 17 December 2015 after the death of Councillor Dan Filson, a member of the Labour Party. Jumbo Chan held the seat for Labour. ^[46]

Kilburn by-election 5 May 2016 ^[47]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Barbara Pitruzzella	2,841	59.0
	Conservative	Calvin Robinson	802	16.6
	Liberal Democrats	Tilly Boulter	456	9.5
	Green	Peter Murry	452	9.4
	UKIP	Janice North	232	4.8
	Independent	Elcena Jeffers	35	0.7
Majority			2,039	42.4
Turnout			4,898	44.16
	Labour hold

A by-election took place in Kilburn on 5 May 2016 after the death of Councillor Tayo Oladapo, a member of the Labour Party. Barbara Pitruzzella, also of the Labour Party, won the election. ^[48]

2018–2022

Alperton by-election 23 January 2020 ^{[23 Jan 2020 1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Anton Georgiou	1,699	39.7
	Labour	Chetan Harpale	1,304	30.5
	Conservative	Harmit Anil Vyas	900	21.0
	Green	Michaela Lichten	373	8.7
Majority			395	9.2
Turnout			4,303	34.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

A by-election took place in Alperton on 23 January 2020 after the resignation of Labour councillor James Allie. Harpale was suspended from the Labour Party during the campaign. ^{[23 Jan 2020 2]}

Barnhill by-election 23 January 2020 (2) ^{[23 Jan 2020 1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mansoor Akram	1,194	45.5
	Labour	Gaynor Lloyd	1,152
	Conservative	Kanta Mistry	1,082	41.2
	Conservative	Stefan Voloseniuc	1,018
	Green	Martin Roger Francis	231	8.8
	Green	Peter Richard Murry	171
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Dickson	118	4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Larry Ngan	76
Majority			70	4.3
Turnout			2,751	22.0
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

A by-election took place in Barnhill on 23 January 2020 after the resignations of 2 Labour councillors: Michael Pavey on 26 November 2019. ^{[23 Jan 2020 3]} and Sarah Marquis on 29 November 2019. ^{[23 Jan 2020 4]} The result was challenged by an election petition from the Conservative candidates alleging irregularities during the count, however the result was upheld.

Wembley Central by-election 23 January 2020 ^{[23 Jan 2020 1]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Sonia Shah	1,945	54.5
	Conservative	Sai Karthik Madabhushii	1,090	30.6
	Liberal Democrats	Jyotshna Patel	378	10.6
	Green	William Kent Relton	154	4.3
Majority			2,039	42.4
Turnout			3,602	27.6
	Labour hold

A by-election took place in Wembley Central on 23 January 2020 after the resignation of Labour councillor Luke Patterson. ^{[23 Jan 2020 5]}

Brondesbury Park by-election 6 May 2021 ^[49]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Gwen Grahl	1,871	46.6
	Conservative	Sapna Chadha	1,227	30.6
	Green	Sheila Simpson	469	11.7
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Richard Alexander	448	11.2
Majority			644	16.5
Turnout			4,083	42.5
	Labour hold

A by-election took place in Brondesbury Park on 6 May 2021 after the resignation of Labour councillor Kieron Gill. ^[50]

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External links

• Brent Council