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Review Body
As of July 2018, the Commission has begun a three-year programme of electoral reviews of London Boroughs that it has not reviewed in the last 5 years.
This will mean that 25 of London’s 32 Boroughs will be reviewed before the end of 2020.
As a result, the Commission is now carrying out an electoral review of the London Borough of Brent.
The aim of the electoral review is to recommend ward boundaries that mean each councillor represents approximately the same number of voters.
We also aim to ensure that the ward boundaries reflect the interests and identities of local communities, as well as promoting effective local government.
To achieve these aims, we need to re-draw ward boundaries across Brent. You can find out more about the review below.
Review Dates
| Dates From: | Dates To: | |
| Consultation on warding arrangements | 28 August 2018 | 5 November 2018 |
| Consultation on draft recommendations | 5 February 2019 | 30 April 2019 |
| Publication of final recommendations | 2 July 2019 |
Latest Information:
Recommendations become law
The London Borough of Brent (Electoral Changes) Order 2020, to implement recommendations made by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) for new electoral arrangements in Brent, was made on 28 January 2020.
New ward arrangements for Brent have now successfully completed a 40 day period of Parliamentary scrutiny and will come into force at the local elections in May 2022.
The Order for Brent can be viewed through the following link.
Previous Steps:
On 21 October, the London Borough of Brent (Electoral Changes) Order 2019 was laid in draft in Parliament.
The draft order, if made, would give effect to the final recommendations of the review.
The draft order will be laid in Parliament for a period of 40 sitting days. Parliament can either accept or reject our recommendations. If accepted, the new electoral arrangements will come into force at the next scheduled elections for Brent Council in May 2022.
The draft order can be viewed here.
The draft order refers to a map which can be viewed here.
On 2 July 2019, we published final recommendations for future electoral arrangements in Brent Council.
We have now completed our electoral review of Brent.
- Final recommendations report for Brent Council
- Final recommendations map for Brent Council - please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download.
- Summary of the Brent report
To view an interactive map of the final recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, and search by area or postcode.
The changes we have proposed must now be approved by Parliament.
A draft Order - the legal document which brings into force our recommendations - will now be laid before Parliament.
The draft Order will provide for the new electoral arrangements for Brent Council to come into effect at the local elections in 2022.
Opinion Survey
We would be grateful if you could please spare some time to participate in our online survey. The survey seeks feedback on the review processes and procedures, to identify improvements that can be made.
*This data has been derived by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) from the OS OpenData Boundary-Line product during the course of its electoral review of this authority. Its use is governed by the terms of the OS OpenData Licence Agreement. The data is provided in good faith by the LGBCE and is provided for information purposes only. It should not be used for canvasing or other purpose that might give the user any commercial gain.
The consultation on the Commission’s draft recommendations for Brent Council closed on 30 April 2019.
Listed below are the submissions we received:
*Please note that these files will open as zipped folders.
This period of consultation closed on 30 April 2019
We have extended our period of draft recommendations consultation until Tuesday 30 April 2019
Due to a small number of files on our site being unavailable to visitors during part of the consultation, The Commission has decided to grant a 2 week extension to this period of consultation.
On 5 February 2019, we published our draft recommendations for the electoral review of the London Borough of Brent Council.
- Draft recommendations map for London Borough of Brent Council - please note: this map is very large and may take some time to download.
- Summary of the Brent report
- News release
- Letter sent to the Chief Executive of London Borough of Brent Council
- Promotional poster
- Electoral figures
To view an interactive map of the draft recommendations, visit our consultation area. You can view both the existing and proposed boundaries, search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the proposed ward boundaries is also available.
You can make a submission to the Brent electoral review:
- through our consultation area,
- by e-mailing [email protected], or
- writing to the following address:
The Review Officer (Brent)
Local Government Boundary Commission for England
1st Floor, Windsor House
50 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0TL
Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.
You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.
The consultation on the warding arrangements for Brent Council closed on 5 November 2018.
Listed below are the submissions we received:
Local Authority: (Due to file size, this submission has been split into one text pdf and several zip folders containing mapping jpegs)
Local Residents:*
*(Please note these will download as a zip file)
From 28 August 2018 to 5 November 2018, we are accepting opinions and comments (submissions) from the public on where you believe ward boundaries should be in Brent Council.
The Commission now needs information from people and groups across Brent to help it to produce new wards boundaries to accommodate 57 councillors.
For more information, see our:
- News release
- Letter to the Chief Executive of Brent Council
- Electoral figures
- Promotional poster
- Brent polling district map (Please note, polling district mapping data has been supplied by Brent Council and may contain boundary errors.)
To view an interactive map of the existing warding boundaries, visit our consultation area. You can search by area or postcode, and have your say. A non-interactive image of the current ward boundaries is also available.
You can make a submission to the Brent electoral review:
- through our consultation area,
- by e-mailing [email protected], or
- writing to the following address:
The Review Officer (Brent)
Local Government Boundary Commission for England
1st Floor, Windsor House
50 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0TL
Information on how reviews work is available on our How Reviews Work Page.
For a quick guide on how to propose a pattern of wards click here.
You may also wish to read our document Electoral Reviews: Technical Guidance, which contains guidance on the review process and information on the legislation reviews are carried out under.
As part of the initial stages of the review, we consulted with Brent Council on the most appropriate number of councillors to be elected to the council in future.
We received 1 submission on council size:
The Commission is minded to recommend that 57 councillors should serve Brent Council in the future. This is 6 fewer than the current number of councillors.
Previous Reviews:
This review was carried out by the Local Government Commission for England (LGCE), beginning on 9 February 1999.
Final report, (PDF) published on 5 January 2000
Draft report (PDF) published on 3 August 1999.