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  Brent East (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brent East is a constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency is one of three covering the London Borough of Brent in north-west London.
Following the review of parliamentary representation in North London, the Boundary Commission for England has reduced the number of parliamentary seats in Brent, and Brent East is to be abolished.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brent_East   (365 words)

  
 Brent Liberal Democrats and Sarah Teather   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Local Liberal Democrat MP for Brent East, Sarah Teather, has used a debate in the House of Commons to highlight the threat to healthcare in Brent.
Ten students from John Kelly Girls Technology College in Brent visited parliament on Monday to discuss the problem of bullying in schools with Sir Menzies Campbell, the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, and Sarah Teather, local Liberal Democrat MP for Brent East.
Liberal Democrat MP for Brent East Sarah Teather yesterday illustrated the plight of Brent's Post Offices in the House of Commons.
www.brentlibdems.org.uk   (521 words)

  
 East Brent Parish
The fact that Rooksbridge is part of the greater Parish of East Brent, it is inevitable that the lives of the people of Rooksbridge have and will be closely connected, and partly governed by events in East Brent.
BRENT KNOLL is a lofty, conical hill, partly in this parish and partly in South Brent.
It was painted by the late Mr Ernest Bishop of Burton Row, Brent Knoll.
www.rooksbridge.org.uk /east_brent_parish.htm   (841 words)

  
 The lessons of Brent East by Diane Abbott MP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The people of Brent East, like others elsewhere in Britain, need social housing, education on the basis of merit not ability to pay, properly funded and managed schools, a well resourced and publicly owned health service and pensions on which people can live.
Brent East was a resounding cry against Britain’s support for George W Bush’s war on Iraq.
Brent East has a very high fl population — one of the highest of any constituency in Britain.
www.poptel.org.uk /scgn/articles/0310/page5a.htm   (582 words)

  
 Brent East   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Brent was recently chosen to be one of the drivers of the Sooner Schooner
At his first game, Brent was lucky enough to give ESPN's Adrean Karson a ride while Karson did a segment on one of college football's oldest tradtions.
Brent was recently elected Dispensator of Publicity for the spring semester, he is off to a wonderful start and is doing a great job keeping everyone informed.
www.ou.edu /student/rufnek/Images/biopics/east.html   (129 words)

  
 spiked-politics | Article | Brent out of shape
As one Brent East voter put it, 'She is not like the rest of them; you cannot trust the others'.
This subjective response to Brent East was decisive in transforming it from a political problem for Labour and the Tories, into a 'political earthquake' for Britain.
Indeed, the fact that Brent East was Labour's first by-election loss in 15 years, despite their having been in power for seven years, indicates the sea change that has taken place in British politics, where New Labour dominates the political landscape.
www.spiked-online.com /Articles/00000006DF2C.htm   (1787 words)

  
 GENUKI: The National Gazetteer (1868) - East Brent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
"EAST BRENT, a parish in the hundred of Brent-cum-Wrington, in the county of Somerset, 5 miles to the W. of Axbridge.
The Bristol and Exeter railway passes through the parish To the S. of the village is Brent Knoll, an insulated conical hill, rising about 500 feet above the level of the sea, and on the summit of which are remains of an ancient camp with a double rampart.
The church once belonged to the abbey of Glastonbury, to which it was given by Ini, and the abbots had a seat here, which was taken down about the commencement of the 18th century.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/SOM/EastBrent/Gaz1868.html   (393 words)

  
 Brent East’s Choice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The LibDem MP for Brent East has fully backed her party’s position of support for the occupation of Iraq and the deployment of more troops.
Nor is a vote for me. On the contrary anti-war voters should vote Labour in Brent East to strengthen the peace movement by positively voting for an MP who will actively work for peace and international justice, as opposed to the opportunism and half-heartedness of the LibDems.
Over the last 18 months Brent East’s MP has backed her party’s support for the occupation of Iraq and the deployment of further troops.
www.whatnextjournal.co.uk /Pages/Politics/Yasmin.html   (1441 words)

  
 Brent East - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Brent East, United Kingdom parliamentary constituency in the north-west of Greater London, bordered by Regent’s Park and Kensington North,...
Brent Goose, common name applied, especially by hunters, to several species of geese, including the barnacle goose, but properly confined to one...
Until the 1970s the people of Shetland earned a living mainly by fishing and crofting; in the past there had been a whaling station in the islands....
uk.encarta.msn.com /Brent_East.html   (108 words)

  
 Fawzi for Brent East
He was parachuted in because he is a Blairite who, in spite of his protestations, failed to vigorously oppose the war.
I am a national officer of the lecturers' union NATFHE and have lived and worked in Brent East for over 33 years.
I have the experience and ability to represent the people of Brent East in Parliament.
www.fawziforbrenteast.org.uk /letter.html   (524 words)

  
 Sister of murder victim to stand in London By-election   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
By standing in Brent East, Kelly McBride plans to bring her demands for the dismissal of the two soldiers right to the heart of political debate in Britain.
I don't live in Brent East and I know little of the day-to-day problems that you face.
By standing here they hope to get the support of the people of Brent East, people who can see that employing and re-arming two convicted murderers is simply wrong.
www.serve.com /pfc/pmcbride/brentstand.html   (501 words)

  
 Political Animal: Comment on Labor Loses in Brent East
The most interesting statistic about Brent East was the almost incredibly low turnout: 37% or thereabouts.
This is what enabled the Conservatives to claim that their share of th evote had held up (falling only form 18% to 16%) whil the actual number of votes cast for them just about halved.
Brent East is the most ethnically-diverse constituency in Britain, so it's not really equivalent to Tom DeLay's district.
www.washingtonmonthly.com /mt/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=2179   (2336 words)

  
 The Liberal Democrats are? | Cast Your Vote!
When the Liberal Democrats snatched Brent East from under the nose of the Labour party the euphoria that followed led the Lib Dems leader Charles Kennedy to proclaim that he wants his party to become the real opposition to the government in the run up to the next general election.
There is no undermining the significance of the Liberal Democrats victory in the Brent East By-election, which before hand had been the 58th strongest Labour seat in the country.
Sarah Teather's victory in the Brent East by-election has made her the youngest Member of Parliament in the House of Commons at the age of 29.
www.nightimeuk.com /polls/libdems.php   (692 words)

  
 UK Indymedia - Brian Butterworth-Brent East Socialist Alliance-against war and privatisation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Brent East Socialist Alliance-Brian Butterworth-Against war and against privatisation.
This election is also about the disastrous policy of privatisation, the failure to restore the state pension, the scandal of SATs and tuition fees, the state of our transport system and the scapegoating of asylum seekers.
The situation in the Middle East is said to be made less politically stable as a result of these events.
www.indymedia.org.uk /en/2003/09/276647.html   (1072 words)

  
 Brent East Campaigning
On the campaign flyer ‘Brent East Labour News’ Yasmin states that she will ensure that the Labour Party carries on its investment in public services in Brent East.
She goes as far as so say that only a Labour MP for Brent East is best placed, assuming a Labour Government, to do this.
Shame that three of the fifty extra police officers in Brent East are on walkabout in Shepherds Bush.
www.robdyke.com /bec/?cat=24   (881 words)

  
 Weekly Worker 383 Thursday May 10 2001
The reluctance of the International Socialist Group and a number of independents, including ex-members of Brent East Labour Party, combined with the absenteeism of the SWP rank and file.
Comrade Butterworth argued that increasing numbers are fed up with New Labour and "it would be wonderful to stand in Brent East", as many will already be looking for a way to vote against Labour.
He praised Hampstead and Highgate SA for wanting to field a candidate with far smaller forces than we have in Brent East.
www.cpgb.org.uk /worker/383/brent.html   (367 words)

  
 Brent and Harrow Green Party - Recent Elections
The Green vote share across Brent as a whole averaged 10% (after calculating the average per candidates' party), from 4% of voters in Alperton to 20% of those in Kensal Green.
In Brent East (our local target constituency), the percentage change since the Sept 2003 by-election is as follows: LibDem +8.4, Lab +5.1, Con -5.9, Green -0.1.
In 2000, the Brent and Harrow vote was close to average.
brentandharrow.greenparty.org.uk /recent_elections2.htm   (1059 words)

  
 Goodbye Brent East
The Liberal Democrat victory in the Brent East by-election, with an almost 30% swing from Labour, comprehensively seized one of Labour's most safest seats from their hands.
If he can produce the same results as he did in Brent East, he will have a landslide victory coming his way.
Ian "Dickhead" Smith, watching the Conservative Party knocked cleanly into third place, although only dropping 2% of their vote, launched a savaging attack on the Liberal Democrat party, accusing them of pretending to be moderates when they are really left wing.
www.hippy.freeserve.co.uk /libdemok.htm   (646 words)

  
 Hit streets for Brent East election|23Aug03|Socialist Worker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
We are urging activists from across England to come into the constituency on that day to help campaign for our candidate in the forthcoming Brent East by-election.
If Brent East is a severe test for Blair, it is also a very significant test for the Socialist Alliance.
Brian is chair of Brent Stop the War Coalition and secretary of the biggest trade union in Brent, Brent Unison.
www.socialistworker.co.uk /article.php?article_id=2956   (740 words)

  
 Brent East Campaigning
When I make an honest mistake Brent Council will not hear your pleading and will not yeild their power to strike out the ticket, leaving you to either pay the PCN or meet Brent in court.
I wonder if I Brent have data on the number of tickets that that they cancel each year due to warden error… What is of greater interest is whether Brent collect data on number of appealed tickets due to an error on the part of the driver.
Shahrar told me about meeting Brent residents while campaigning during the local elections and a common gripe that came up - being issued with a ticket on a public holiday.
www.robdyke.com /bec   (826 words)

  
 Brent East dominates NEC. 26 September NEC Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Shahid Malik said he was worried about the US administration’s attitude to Iran and Syria, while Brent East showed Labour’s difficulties in re-engaging with the electorate.
Dennis Skinner said the second time he went to help in Brent East was after David Blunkett’s public pronouncement that Labour would get a ‘bloody nose’.
On Brent East he disagreed that people voted Lib Dem because they wanted a more left labour government.
www.poptel.org.uk /scgn/articles/0310/page12b.htm   (1163 words)

  
 Tony Blair looks depressed. - By June Thomas - Slate Magazine
In 2003, Labor had been handicapped because Brent East's Labor MP Paul Daisley had been dying of cancer as the other parties selected their candidates.
Rob is a blogger who's been chronicling the local campaign at "Brent East Campaigning," where he posts scans of campaign materials, writes up hustings and other public events, and reports on his encounters with the candidates.
An hour in closely contested Brent East transformed my view of the election, but back in my "home" (at least for the last two weeks) constituency of Cities of London and Westminster, things were much more sedate.
www.slate.com /id/2117174/entry/2118187   (1188 words)

  
 Liberal Democrats : Sarah Teather MP, Brent East
As an MP her work on local issues includes: campaigning against the Council Tax, ID cars and tuition fees; and for local Post Offices and Jamil el-Banna’s return to the UK; improving access to GPs; and the housing crisis.
Brent East is said to be the most ethnically diverse constituency in the country and to communicate better with her constituents Sarah is taking Gujarati and Urdu lessons.
In the 2001 Parliament she was a member of the Health team [2003-04] and spokesperson on London issues [2004-05]; she continues to take a particular interest in mental health issues in London.
www.libdems.org.uk /party/people/ms-sarah-teather.html   (407 words)

  
 Brent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Lib Dems may make a clean sweep in Brent East (apart from Kilburn) if they keep the Tory vote down at its general election level of 10%.
While the Liberals will gain a few seats in Brent East it will also be at the expense at the Tories(expect them to be wiped out in Broadesbury Park and Mapesbury).
Alhthough Teather held Brent East at the last election, I think their gains at the Council elections will be more limited.
www.vote-2006.co.uk /index.php?topic=5.0   (965 words)

  
 East Brent Somerset Genealogy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Details of Somerset Record Office holdings relating to this parish.
A sermon, preached in the Parish Church of East Brent, Somerset, on Palm-Sunday, 1850...
The section of The National Gazetteer (1868) relating to this parish - transcribed by Colin Hinson.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/SOM/EastBrent/index.html   (180 words)

  
 Brent East By-Election - The Result
A parliamentary by-election in the constituency of Brent East was held on Thursday 18 September 2003.
The election was called to fill a vacancy created by the death of the former Member of Parliament, Paul Daisley.
has been elected to stand as the Member of Parliament for the Brent East Constituency.
www.brent.gov.uk /elections.nsf/24878f4b00d4f0f68025663c006c7944/cc78a3f1770f34d680256d9d003dbafa!OpenDocument   (119 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | Politics | Lib Dems seize Brent East victory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Sarah Teather won the Brent East poll by more than 1,100 votes, overturning a 13,047 majority and marking Labour's first loss of a Commons seat in a by-election for 15 years.
London MEP Robert Evans received 7,040 votes compared with Ms Teather's 8,158, while the Conservative candidate Uma Fernandes was beaten into third place with 3,368 votes.
The people of Brent have spoken for the people of Britain," she said.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/politics/3121336.stm   (783 words)

  
 Brent East Bye-Elecshun
We were assured by our Campayne co-whoredinater, that this was in fact deliberate as part of our advance campayne for the next General Election, and so that the residents of this part of Kingsbury didn't feel left out from the action and excitement going on a few short miles away.
We then proceeded to the centre of Brent East and canvassed in the main High Rd and Willesden green Underground.
Our experts on publican affairs visited several local drinking establishments in order to sample their Real Ales, and promote the campayne in full view of the world's press.
www.btinternet.com /~jgbrewer/brenteas.htm   (405 words)

  
 Brent East candidates | Special Reports | Guardian Unlimited Politics
Today the north-west London constituency of Brent East will elect a new MP.
Present position: Brent MEP for over 10 years.
Key policies: If elected he promises to accept the average Brent wage (£25,000) rather than a MP's normal salary (£56,358).
politics.guardian.co.uk /byelections/page/0,11043,1042535,00.html   (292 words)

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