Brent (electoral division)

It was planned to use the same boundaries as the Westminster Parliament constituencies for election of councillors to the Greater London Council (GLC), as had been the practice for elections to the predecessor London County Council, but those that existed in 1965 crossed the Greater London boundary. Until new constituencies could be settled, the 32 London boroughs were used as electoral areas which therefore created a constituency called Brent.^[1]

The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Brent East, Brent North and Brent South.^[2]

The Brent constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964,^[3] 1967^[4] and 1970.^[5] Four councillors were elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting.^[6]

The first election was held on 9 April 1964, a year before the council came into its powers. The electorate was 206,110 and four Labour Party councillors were elected. With 100,538 people voting, the turnout was 48.8%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

The second election was held on 13 April 1967. The electorate was 199,119 and four Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 91,460 people voting, the turnout was 45.9%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

The third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 204,089 and four Conservative Party councillors were elected. With 78,004 people voting, the turnout was 38.2%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.