Wembley Park (ward)

Wembley Park
Electoral ward for the Brent London Borough Council
Wembley Park ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Brent
County	Greater London
Population	7,548 (2021) [a] [1]
Electorate	4,753 (2022)
Major settlements	Wembley Park
Area	0.7748 square kilometres (0.2992 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	2022
Number of members	2
Councillors	Tazi Smith   Iman Ahmadi Moghaddam
GSS code	E05013516

Wembley Park is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Brent. The ward was originally created in 1968 and abolished in 1978. It was created again in 2022 and used from the 2022 elections. It returns two councillors to Brent London Borough Council.

List of councillors

Seat	Councillor	Took office	Left office	Party		Election
1	Thomas Gornall	9 May 1968 (1968-05-09)	27 June 1968 (1968-06-27)		Conservative	May 1968
2	A. Sharpe	27 June 1968 (1968-06-27)	27 June 1968 (1968-06-27)		Conservative	May 1968
1	I. Scott	27 June 1968 (1968-06-27)	2 May 1974 (1974-05-02)		Conservative	June 1968, 1971
2	P. Bance	27 June 1968 (1968-06-27)	2 May 1974 (1974-05-02)		Conservative	June 1968, 1971
1	Thomas Gornall	2 May 1974 (1974-05-02)	4 May 1978 (1978-05-04)		Conservative	1974
2	A. Sharpe	2 May 1974 (1974-05-02)	1976 (1976)		Conservative	1974
2	John Detre	21 October 1976 (1976-10-21)	4 May 1978 (1978-05-04)		Conservative	1976
1	Tazi Smith	2022 (2022)	Incumbent		Labour	2022
2	Iman Ahmadi Moghaddam [b]	2022 (2022)	Incumbent		Labour	2022
					Green

Brent council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Brent in 2022 and the Wembley Park ward was recreated.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. ^[3]

2022 Brent London Borough Council election: Wembley Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tazi Smith	607	60.6
	Labour	Iman Ahmadi Moghaddam	592	59.1
	Conservative	Christopher Phillips	189	18.9
	Conservative	Sellathurai Jeyakumar	185	18.5
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Jarman	174	17.4
	Liberal Democrats	Edan Powell	150	15.0
Turnout			1,002	21.0	N/A
Registered electors			4,753
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

1968–1978 Brent council elections

1976 by-election

The by-election took place on 21 October 1976. ^[4]

1976 Wembley Park by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Detre	1,816
	Labour	Maurice Hoffman	466
	National Front	Avril Downes	219
	Liberal	David Arthur	141
Turnout				35.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974. ^[5]

1974 Brent London Borough Council election: Wembley Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Gornall	1,877
	Conservative	A. Sharpe	1,845
	Labour	P. Pendsay	476
	Labour	K. Toller	473
	Liberal	V. Goody	393
	Liberal	D. Walsh	349
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971. ^[6]

1971 Brent London Borough Council election: Wembley Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Scott	1,750
	Conservative	P. Bance	1,724
	Labour	R. Feather	728
	Labour	K. Toller	685
	Liberal	H. King	275
	Liberal	R. Sowerby	257
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1968 by-election

The by-election took place on 27 June 1968. ^[6]

1968 Wembley Park by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Scott	1,496
	Conservative	P. Bance	1,485
	Liberal	C. Coburn	179
	Liberal	L. Butcher	175
	Labour	K. Toller	162
	Labour	R. Feather	156
Turnout				25.9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968. ^[7]

1968 Brent London Borough Council election: Wembley Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Gornall	2,456
	Conservative	A. Sharpe	2,440
	Liberal	R. Bloom	407
	Liberal	A. Brown	395
	Labour	R. Feather	384
	Labour	K. Toller	369
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
2. Iman Ahmadi Moghaddam changed parties in 2025. ^[2]

References

1. "Wembley Park". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
2. Grew, Tony (15 December 2025). "Labour hit by Brent councillor defections to Green party". BBC News. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
3. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
4. "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
5. "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1974. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
6. "London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1971. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
7. "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.