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London Borough of Brent
Shown within Greater London
Geography
Status	London borough
Area — Total	Ranked 312th 43.24 km² (16.7 sq mi)
ONS code	00AE
Admin HQ	Forty Lane, Wembley
Demographics
Population — Total (2006 est.) — Density	Ranked 29th (of 354) 271,400 6,277/km² (16,257/sq mi)
Ethnicity White British White Irish Other White White & Black Caribbean White & Black African White & Asian Other Mixed Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Other Asian Black Caribbean Black African Other Black Chinese Other	(2005 estimates)[1] 30.9% 5.7% 9.4% 1.0% 0.7% 1.1% 1.1% 18.1% 4.3% 0.6% 4.8% 9.4% 7.7% 1.4% 1.3% 2.6%
Politics
Leadership	Leader & Cabinet
Mayor	Harshadbhai Patel
Executive	Liberal Democrat / Conservative
MPs	Dawn Butler Barry Gardiner Sarah Teather
London Assembly — Member	Brent and Harrow Robert Blackman
Coat of Arms
Official website	http://www.brent.gov.uk/

The London Borough of Brent (pronunciation (help·info)) is a London borough in north west London and forms part of Outer London.

It borders Harrow to the northwest, Barnet to the northeast, Camden to the east and Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster to the south.

Contents 1 History 2 Motto 3 Areas 4 Political composition 5 Education 6 Landmarks 7 References 8 External links

Brent was formed in 1965 from the area of the former Municipal Borough of Wembley and Municipal Borough of Willesden of Middlesex. Its name derives from the River Brent which runs through the Borough.

According to the 2001 census, the Borough of Brent has the country's highest percentage of people born outside of the UK (46.53%). Brent suffers from high crime rates, however, and also high rates of unemployment.

Brent's motto is Forward Together.

• Alperton
• Brondesbury
• Brondesbury Park
• Church End
• Dollis Hill
• Harlesden
• Kensal Green
• Kenton (note: part of Kenton is in Harrow)
• Kilburn (note: part of Kilburn is in Camden)
• Kingsbury
• Neasden
• Park Royal (note: part of Park Royal is in Ealing)
• Preston
• Queensbury
• Stonebridge
• Sudbury
• Tokyngton
• Wembley
• Wembley Park
• Willesden
• Willesden Green

Brent is divided into 21 Electoral Wards, some which share a name with the traditional areas above: Alperton, Barnhill, Brondesbury Park, Dollis Hill, Dudden Hill, Fryent, Harlesden, Kensal Green, Kenton, Kilburn, Mapesbury, Northwick Park, Preston, Queen's Park , Queensbury, Stonebridge, Sudbury, Welsh Harp, Wembley Central, Willesden Green [1].

Brent is currently divided into three constituencies, Brent North, Brent East and Brent South. Following a boundary review, it will be divided into two constituencies contained wholly within the borough - Brent Central and Brent North - plus a third, Hampstead and Kilburn, which will be split between Brent and the neighbouring borough of Camden. These new seats be fought at the 2009 or 2010 United Kingdom general election.

The political composition of Brent Council (with gains or losses following the 2006 local elections in brackets) is:
Lib Dem: 27 (+18 Councillors)
Labour: 21 (-14)
Conservative: 15 (-4)

Council elections were held on Thursday 4 May 2006. Labour lost control of the borough with 14 of their seats falling to Liberal Democrats. You can get some graphics and in-depth ward information from the Brent Council Website [2]

The leader of the Council is now Liberal Democrat Paul Lorber.

Brent East Campaigning is a weblog run by a Brent citizen which chronicals the political activism in Brent.

Main article: List of schools in the London Borough of Brent

• Wembley Stadium
• Neasden Temple

The Brent Cross shopping centre is located in the London Borough of Barnet, not Brent. It takes its name from the River Brent which runs through the site.

see also Brent parks and open spaces

• BRAIN community website
• Brent Council's website
• Brent Business Venture website: Inspiring Business Success
• Brent Business website

v • d • e London Borough of Brent
Districts	Alperton · Brondesbury · Brondesbury Park · Church End · Colindale · Dollis Hill · Harlesden · Kensal Green · Kensal Rise · Kenton · Kilburn · Kingsbury · Neasden · North Wembley · Park Royal · Preston · Queensbury · South Kenton · Stonebridge · Sudbury · Wembley · Wembley Park · Willesden · Willesden Green
Attractions	Brent Museum · Neasden Temple · Oriental City · Tricycle Theatre · Wembley Stadium
Constituencies	Brent South · Brent North · Brent East
Parks and open spaces in Brent

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Coordinates: 51°32′N, 0°16′W