Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Brent East was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 13,047 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Brent East from Feb 1974 to 2024.
Full Election History, Feb 1974–2024
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
Feb 1974
Reginald Freeson (Labour)
21,063
49.3%
George Kennedy Young (Conservative)
7,622 (17.8 pts)
68.0%
Oct 1974
Reginald Freeson (Labour)
20,481
54.0%
Michael Knowles (Conservative)
8,927 (23.5 pts)
60.1%
1979
Reginald Freeson (Labour)
20,351
53.3%
John Howes (Conservative)
6,343 (16.6 pts)
66.9%
1983
Reginald Freeson (Labour)
18,363
47.0%
Robert Macleod Lacey (Conservative)
4,834 (12.4 pts)
63.6%
1987
Ken Livingstone (Labour)
16,772
42.6%
Harriet Crawley (Conservative)
1,653 (4.2 pts)
64.5%
1992
Ken Livingstone (Labour)
19,387
52.8%
Damian Green (Conservative)
5,971 (16.3 pts)
68.8%
1997
Ken Livingstone (Labour)
23,748
67.3%
Mark Francois (Conservative)
15,882 (45.0 pts)
65.9%
2001
Paul Daisley (Labour)
18,325
63.2%
David Gauke (Conservative)
13,047 (45.0 pts)
49.9%
2005
Sarah Teather (Liberal Democrat)
14,764
47.5%
Yasmin Qureshi (Labour)
2,712 (8.7 pts)
55.3%
2024
Dawn Butler (Labour)
19,370
51.2%
Jamila Robertson (Conservative)
13,047 (34.5 pts)
49.1%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
Feb 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Reginald Freeson
Labour
21,063
49.3%
Yes
George Kennedy Young
Conservative
13,441
31.5%
No
Woolf Perry
Liberal
8,204
19.2%
No
Oct 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Reginald Freeson
Labour
20,481
54.0%
Yes
Michael Knowles
Conservative
11,554
30.5%
No
Patrick William O'Brien
Liberal
4,416
11.6%
No
Norman Arthur Lyons
National Front
1,096
2.9%
No
Jim Curran
Irish Civil Rights
382
1.0%
No
1979
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Reginald Freeson
Labour
20,351
53.3%
Yes
John Howes
Conservative
14,008
36.7%
No
Chris Wilding
Liberal
2,799
7.3%
No
John Russell Davies
National Front
706
1.9%
No
Gerald Downing
Workers Revolutionary
290
0.8%
No
1983
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Reginald Freeson
Labour
18,363
47.0%
Yes
Robert Macleod Lacey
Conservative
13,529
34.6%
No
Dr MH Rosen
Social Democratic Party
6,598
16.9%
No
James O'Leary
Independent
289
0.7%
No
Gerald Downing
Workers Revolutionary
222
0.6%
No
Kenneth Radclyffe
Independent
88
0.2%
No
1987
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Ken Livingstone
Labour
16,772
42.6%
Yes
Harriet Crawley
Conservative
15,119
38.4%
No
Daniel Finkelstein
Social Democratic Party
5,710
14.5%
No
Riaz Dooley
Independent Labour
1,035
2.6%
No
Miles Litvnoff
Green
716
1.8%
No
1992
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Ken Livingstone
Labour
19,387
52.8%
Yes
Damian Green
Conservative
13,416
36.6%
No
Mark Cummins
Liberal Democrat
3,249
8.9%
No
Theresa Deen
Green
548
1.5%
No
Anne Murphy
Communist
96
0.3%
No
1997
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Ken Livingstone
Labour
23,748
67.3%
Yes
Mark Francois
Conservative
7,866
22.3%
No
Ian Hunter
Liberal Democrat
2,751
7.8%
No
Stan Keable
Socialist Labour
466
1.3%
No
Andrew Shanks
ProLife Alliance
218
0.6%
No
Claire Warrilow
Rainbow Dream Ticket
120
0.3%
No
Dean Jenkins
Natural Law
103
0.3%
No
2001
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Paul Daisley
Labour
18,325
63.2%
Yes
David Gauke
Conservative
5,278
18.2%
No
Norsheen Bhatti
Liberal Democrat
3,065
10.6%
No
Simone Aspis
Green
1,361
4.7%
No
Sarah Macken
ProLife Alliance
392
1.4%
No
Iris Cremer
Socialist Labour
383
1.3%
No
Ashwin Tanna
UKIP
188
0.6%
No
2005
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Sarah Teather
Liberal Democrat
14,764
47.5%
Yes
Yasmin Qureshi
Labour
12,052
38.8%
No
Kwasi Kwarteng
Conservative
3,193
10.3%
No
Shahrar Ali
Green
905
2.9%
No
Michelle Weininger
Independent
115
0.4%
No
Rainbow George Weiss
Rainbow Dream Ticket
39
0.1%
No
2024
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Dawn Butler
Labour
19,370
51.2%
Yes
Jamila Robertson
Conservative
6,323
16.7%
No
Nida Alfulaij
Green
3,729
9.9%
No
Jonny Singh
Liberal Democrat
2,635
7.0%
No
Zbigniew Kowalczyk
Reform UK
2,024
5.4%
No
Aadil Shaikh
Independent
1,846
4.9%
No
James Mutimer
Workers Party of Britain
1,052
2.8%
No
Amin Moafi
Independent
654
1.7%
No
Jenner Folwell
Independent
169
0.4%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Brent East has been contested at 10 general elections on record since Feb 1974. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Liberal Democrat.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Brent East in the 2024 general election?
Labour won Brent East in 2024 with 19,370 votes (51.2%), a majority of 13,047 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won Brent East since Feb 1974?
Since Feb 1974, Brent East has been won by: Labour, Liberal Democrat.
What was the closest result in Brent East?
The closest result on record for Brent East was 1987, when Labour beat Conservative by just 1,653 votes (4.2 percentage points).