Welsh Harp (ward)

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Welsh Harp
Electoral ward
for the Brent London Borough Council
Welsh Harp (ward)
Welsh Harp ward boundaries since 2022
Borough Brent
County Greater London
Population17,921 (2021) [a]
Electorate12,417 (2022)
Area3.306 square kilometres (1.276 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created2002
Number of members3
Councillors
  •   Amer Agha
  •   Harbi Farah
  •   Mary Mitchell
GSS code E05013513 (2022–present)

Welsh Harp is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Brent. The ward was first used in the 2002 elections. It returns three councillors to Brent London Borough Council.

Contents

List of councillors

SeatCouncillorTook officeLeft officePartyElection
1Richard Harrod2002 (2002)2006 (2006)  Labour 2002
2Mary Farrell2002 (2002)2010 (2010)  Labour 2002, 2006
3Harbhajan Singh2002 (2002)2014 (2014)  Labour 2002, 2006, 2010
1Francis Eniola2006 (2006)2010 (2010)  Labour 2006
2Dhirajlal Kataria2010 (2010)2014 (2014)  Labour 2010
3Roxanne Mashari2010 (2010)2022 (2022)  Labour 2010, 2014, 2018
1Amer Agha2014 (2014)Incumbent  Labour 2014, 2018, 2022
2Harbi Farah [b] [1] 2014 (2014)Incumbent Labour 2014, 2018, 2022
Green
3Mary Mitchell [c] [1] 2022 (2022)Incumbent Labour 2022
Green

Brent council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Brent in 2022.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. [2]

2022 Brent London Borough Council election: Welsh Harp
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Mitchell 1,849 54.8 −5.3
Labour Amer Agha 1,774 52.6 −8.6
Labour Harbi Farah 1,700 50.4 −7.4
Conservative Kieran McCartney-Patel93327.7+4.8
Conservative Andy Sharma87025.8+3.5
Conservative Ibrahim Bahadur78223.2+3.0
Green David Stevens40512.0New
Liberal Democrats Diana Ayres38311.4+2.6
Liberal Democrats Freda Raingold35010.4+3.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Sisson2617.7+2.0
Independent Elcena Jeffers922.7New
Turnout 3,37327.0−6.7
Registered electors 12,417
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Brent council elections

Welsh Harp (ward)
Welsh Harp ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. [3]

2018 Brent London Borough Council election: Welsh Harp
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Amer Agha 1,953 61.2
Labour Roxanne Mashari 1,918 60.1
Labour Harbi Farah 1,846 57.8
Conservative Steven Binks73022.9
Conservative Andy Sharma71222.3
Conservative Edward Young64420.2
Liberal Democrats Diana Ayres2828.8
Liberal Democrats Freda Raingold2126.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Sisson1825.7
UKIP Andrew Beckman1163.6
UKIP Janice North1133.5
UKIP Robin Yewdall611.9
Turnout 3,19333.66
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014. [4]

2014 Brent London Borough Council election: Welsh Harp
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roxanne Mashari 1,833
Labour Amer Agha 1,831
Labour Harbi Farah 1,653
Conservative Sylvia Drab690
Conservative Richard Lacey601
Conservative Mohammed Alghoul547
UKIP Syed Hussain447
Green Jafar Hassan351
Liberal Democrats Patricia Ratnayake334
Liberal Democrats Mario Tchiqurina220
Liberal Democrats Ulla Thiessen219
Total votes8,726 35 -16
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election. [5]

2010 Brent London Borough Council election: Welsh Harp
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dhirajlal Kataria 2,123 45.5
Labour Roxanne Mashari 2,114 45.3
Labour Harbhajan Singh 2,100 45.0
Liberal Democrats Bedri Hashani1,50732.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Sisson1,50132.2
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Khan1,48731.9
Conservative Francis Eniola1,03922.3
Conservative Samer Ahmedali95920.5
Conservative Mohammed Al Ghoul94020.1
Green Shahrar Ali4309.2
Green Laura Rudner3597.7
Green Emesta Karnilajevaite2355.0
Turnout 4,73151+11
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006. [6]

2006 Brent London Borough Council election: Welsh Harp
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Farrell 1,598 45.1
Labour Harbhajan Singh 1,500
Labour Francis Eniola 1,494
Conservative Nigel Fletcher1,13732.1
Conservative Dineshkumar Mistry1,116
Conservative Richard Lacey1,090
Liberal Democrats Diana Ayres53715.2
Liberal Democrats Freda Raingold427
Liberal Democrats Ulla Thiessen345
Green Ruth Breznay2687.6
Turnout 9,51240+6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002. [7]

2002 Brent London Borough Council election: Welsh Harp
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Harrod 1,292
Labour Mary Farrell 1,257
Labour Harbhajan Singh 1,192
Conservative Cormach Moore1,107
Conservative Alan Wall1,067
Conservative Ratilal Shah1,066
Liberal Democrats Christopher Queen209
Liberal Democrats Hermione Raven186
Green Timothy Turner174
Liberal Democrats Deborah Sutherland163
UKIP Alan Samson76
Turnout 7,78933.6
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
  2. ↑ Harbi Farah changed parties in 2025
  3. ↑ Mary Mitchell changed parties in 2025

References

  1. 1 2 Grew, Tony (15 December 2025). "Labour hit by Brent councillor defections to Green party". BBC News. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  2. ↑ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

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