Kenton (ward)

Kenton
Electoral ward for the Brent London Borough Council
Borough	Brent
County	Greater London
Population	17,686 (2021) [1]
Major settlements	Kenton
Area	3.036 km²
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Councillors	3 (since 2002) 2 (1968 to 2002) 3 (1964 to 1968)

Kenton is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Brent. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections. It elects three councillors to Brent London Borough Council.

History

The Kenton ward is considered a stronghold for the Conservative Party in a predominantly Labour-voting borough of London. ^[2]

Geography

The ward is named after the district of Kenton.

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2010		Reginald Colwill (Conservative)		Arthur Steel (Conservative)		Bhikubhai Patel (Conservative)
2014				Suresh Kansagra [3] (Conservative)
2018						Michael Maurice [4] (Conservative)
2022		Sunita Hirani [5] (Conservative)

Elections

2022 Brent London Borough Council election

Kenton (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sunita Hirani	2,287	50.5	−0.5
	Conservative	Suresh Kansagra*	2,165	47.8	−0.8
	Conservative	Michael Maurice*	2,047	45.2	−0.8
	Labour	Mansoor Akram*	1,718	38.0	−1.4
	Labour	Fiona Mulaisho	1,662	36.7	+0.3
	Labour	Jahan Mahmoodi	1,565	34.6	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Charlie Clinton	397	8.8	−0.6
	Green	Baston De'Medici-Jaguar	384	8.5	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Yulian Dimitrov	250	5.5	−0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ulla Thiessen	250	5.5	+1.4
Turnout			4,525	35.3	−4.5
Registered electors			12,774
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.95
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.55
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.85

2018 Brent London Borough Council election

Kenton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Suresh Kansagra	1,884	51.0
	Conservative	Reg Colwill	1,795	48.6
	Conservative	Michael Maurice	1,699	46.0
	Labour	Rajan Seelan	1,454	39.4
	Labour	Colum Moloney	1,345	36.4
	Labour	Nyela Reid	1,244	33.7
	Liberal Democrats	Aruna Nair	346	9.4
	Green	Shonte Miller-Howe	256	6.9
	Liberal Democrats	James Thomas	213	5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Duncan Wharton	152	4.1
Turnout			3,693	39.84
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

2014 Brent London Borough Council election

Kenton (3 seats) ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Suresh Kansagra	1,798
	Conservative	Reg Colwill	1,796
	Conservative	Bhiku Patel	1,669
	Labour	Syed Alam	1,139
	Labour	Lewis Hodgetts	1,040
	Labour	Nadhim Ahmed	946
	Green	Graham Allen	348
	Liberal Democrats	Violet Steele	221
	Liberal Democrats	Vivienne Williamson	153
	Liberal Democrats	Ieva Tomsone	125
Total votes			9,235	36	-22
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

2010 Brent London Borough Council election

Kenton (3 seats) ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bhikubhai Patel	2,805	51.6
	Conservative	Reginald Colwill	2,667	49.1
	Conservative	Arthur Steel	2,333	43.0
	Labour	John Daly	2,218	40.8
	Labour	Ruby Nerva	1,832	33.7
	Labour	Dennis Risby	1,799	33.1
	Liberal Democrats	Felicity Dunn	1,013	18.7
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh Lawson-Tancred	782	14.4
	Liberal Democrats	Riad Siddiqi	630	11.6
	Green	Alan Mathison	287	5.3
	Green	Lawrence Card	265	4.9
	Green	Eileen Mays	230	4.2
Turnout			5,460	58	+18
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Kenton (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
2. ConservativeHome (2011-02-08). "Come and help keep Brent's Kenton ward Conservative!". Conservative Home. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
3. "Councillor details - Councillor Suresh Kansagra". democracy.brent.gov.uk. 2025-09-11. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
4. "Councillor details - Councillor Michael Maurice". democracy.brent.gov.uk. 2025-09-11. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
5. "Councillor details - Councillor Sunita Hirani". democracy.brent.gov.uk. 2025-09-11. Retrieved 2025-09-11.