Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Brent South was won by Labour at the 2005 general election, with a majority of 11,326 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in Brent South from Oct 1974 to 2005.
Full Election History, Oct 1974–2005
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
Oct 1974
Laurence Pavitt (Labour)
21,611
57.7%
Mark Lennox-Boyd (Conservative)
11,053 (29.5 pts)
61.2%
Feb 1974
Laurence Pavitt (Labour)
22,975
53.0%
James Holt (Conservative)
10,624 (24.5 pts)
71.3%
1979
Laurence Pavitt (Labour)
24,178
59.4%
David Heathcoat-Armory (Conservative)
11,616 (28.5 pts)
68.2%
1983
Laurence Pavitt (Labour)
21,259
53.3%
Charles William Oliver Smedley (Conservative)
10,519 (26.4 pts)
63.6%
1987
Paul Boateng (Labour)
21,140
51.9%
Anthony Paterson (Conservative)
7,931 (19.5 pts)
64.9%
1992
Paul Boateng (Labour)
20,662
57.5%
Robert Blackman (Conservative)
9,705 (27.0 pts)
64.1%
1997
Paul Boateng (Labour)
25,180
73.0%
Stewart Jackson (Conservative)
19,691 (57.1 pts)
64.5%
2001
Paul Boateng (Labour)
20,984
73.3%
Carupiah Selvarajah (Conservative)
17,380 (60.7 pts)
51.2%
2005
Dawn Butler (Labour)
17,501
58.8%
James Allie (Liberal Democrat)
11,326 (38.0 pts)
52.7%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
Oct 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Laurence Pavitt
Labour
21,611
57.7%
Yes
Mark Lennox-Boyd
Conservative
10,558
28.2%
No
John Rappoport
Liberal
3,929
10.5%
No
John Harrison-Broadley
National Front
1,388
3.7%
No
Feb 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Laurence Pavitt
Labour
22,975
53.0%
Yes
James Holt
Conservative
12,351
28.5%
No
Heinz Waschauer
Liberal
5,804
13.4%
No
John Harrison-Broadley
National Front
1,852
4.3%
No
Leslie Burt
Communist
380
0.9%
No
1979
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Laurence Pavitt
Labour
24,178
59.4%
Yes
David Heathcoat-Armory
Conservative
12,562
30.9%
No
Paul Hannon
Liberal
2,859
7.0%
No
Avil Downes
National Front
811
2.0%
No
Raymond O'Neill
Workers Revolutionary
277
0.7%
No
1983
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Laurence Pavitt
Labour
21,259
53.3%
Yes
Charles William Oliver Smedley
Conservative
10,740
26.9%
No
Roger Graham Billins
Liberal
7,557
18.9%
No
Roy Sawh
Independent
356
0.9%
No
1987
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Paul Boateng
Labour
21,140
51.9%
Yes
Anthony Paterson
Conservative
13,209
32.4%
No
Michael Harskin
Liberal
6,375
15.7%
No
1992
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Paul Boateng
Labour
20,662
57.5%
Yes
Robert Blackman
Conservative
10,957
30.5%
No
Michael Harskin
Liberal Democrat
3,658
10.2%
No
Darren Johnson
Green
479
1.3%
No
Jani Chandrakant
Natural Law
166
0.5%
No
1997
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Paul Boateng
Labour
25,180
73.0%
Yes
Stewart Jackson
Conservative
5,489
15.9%
No
Julian Brazil
Liberal Democrat
2,670
7.7%
No
Janet Phythian
Referendum Party
497
1.4%
No
David Edler
Green
389
1.1%
No
Christopher Howard
Rainbow Dream Ticket
175
0.5%
No
Anjali Mahaldar
Natural Law
98
0.3%
No
2001
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Paul Boateng
Labour
20,984
73.3%
Yes
Carupiah Selvarajah
Conservative
3,604
12.6%
No
Havard Hughes
Liberal Democrat
3,098
10.8%
No
Michael McDonnell
Socialist Alliance
491
1.7%
No
Tomas Stiofain
Residents and Motorists of Great Britain
460
1.6%
No
2005
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Dawn Butler
Labour
17,501
58.8%
Yes
James Allie
Liberal Democrat
6,175
20.7%
No
Rishi Saha
Conservative
4,485
15.1%
No
Rowan Langley
Green
957
3.2%
No
Shaun Wallace
Independent
297
1.0%
No
Rocky Fernandez
Independent
288
1.0%
No
Rainbow George Weiss
Rainbow Dream Ticket
61
0.2%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Brent South has been contested at 9 general elections on record since Oct 1974. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Brent South in the 2005 general election?
Labour won Brent South in 2005 with 17,501 votes (58.8%), a majority of 11,326 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.
Which parties have won Brent South since Oct 1974?
Since Oct 1974, Brent South has been won by: Labour.
What was the closest result in Brent South?
The closest result on record for Brent South was 1987, when Labour beat Conservative by just 7,931 votes (19.5 percentage points).