Results of Previous Elections

WEMBLEY CENTRAL COUNCIL BY-ELECTION: 23 July 2009 result  here.

2009 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS

Our London MEP was re-elected on an increased majority: results.
Evening Standard write-up. Party election broadcast here. News of London candidates.

2008 GLA ELECTIONS

A user-friendly results spread is available at the BBC.
Brent and Harrow Green Parties fought a vigorous campaign and we thank the Green voters of Brent and Harrow for coming out in greater numbers than ever before. We polled over 10,000 in the constituency, several thousand more than last time (45% more) - putting us up there with the three main parties and well ahead of another four. We also increased our percentage vote share in the only marginal seat to change hands in London (unlike the Lib Dems). Across London, the Greens gained over 200,000 votes on the List - securing two Assembly members (and the Lib Dems lost two).

Top Green results in Brent wards on constituency ballot (data source: London Elects)

The Greens also gained a third councillor in neighbouring Camden on the same day - by a clear and convincing margin. Results.

2008 COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS

The Greens contested the Queens Park by-election in Brent on 13 March 2008 [results] and the Marlborough by-election in Harrow on 13 March 2008 [results].
Stall on 2 March (posted by Pete Murry).

2007 COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS

The Greens contested the Dudden Hill by-election on 27 May 2007 [results] and the Stonebridge by-election on 13 September 2007 [results].

Harrow weald by-election 2006

The Greens contested the by-election of 24 August 2006 for Harrow Weald. The results are available here.

Borough Elections 2006

We thank the 7,000 electors of Brent who cast their vote for the Greens in the 2006 local elections. We hope to honour their votes by renewing our commitment to getting Brent's first Green councillors in 2010. Across London, the Greens returned 12 councillors, with breakthroughs in Lewisham (6), Camden (2), Hackney (1), Islington (1), Southwark (1), and Lambeth (1) (see). Nationally, the Greens now have over 100 councillors - from Brighton and Oxford to Norwich and Lancaster.

For Green vote share at Local Elections 2006 in Brent and Harrow see.

For our ten point plan and full listing of Green candidates contesting the local elections in Brent and Harrow see.
Brent candidates' poster; Vote Green poster; Brent candidates flyer.
Recent Green Party election broadcast downloadable here.

Posted 28 May 2006. Synopsis of Faulty Count for Queens Park here.
To comment on the Count please go to locally-based democrat.

Posted 7 May 2006. Results by ward and candidate here.

Synopsis: The Greens stood at least one candidate in every Brent ward for the first time ever. 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.

Our combined vote in Brent at this local election was 8,120 - which represents about 7,000 Green voters across Brent. Three Green candidates came within 50% of the vote required to return a councillor in the wards of Kensal Green, Mapesbury and Queens Park (on declared result).

General Election 2005 RESULTS for Brent at this election.
Results with %change BrentE, BrentS.
Brief analysis: The Green vote has held up well in both constituencies. 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. The 5.9 drop in conservative vote is probably indicative of just how fierce the contest had become. Some votes were undoubtedly cast as if in a two-horse tactical race. The 5.1 gain in Lab vote did little to recover their lost ground since 2001 (still representing a 24.4 point drop on 2001). Our congratulations to the Lib Dems and Sarah Teather on this remarkable consolidation of their 2003 victory (36.9 point gain on 2001) and our commiserations to all the other parties and candidates. Our respect to every single constituent who voted Green at this election - do not despair, we're in this for the long haul.

As part of the British Council Reporting the Elections Project, Brent and Harrow's general election campaign was shadowed by Ina'am J. Karam, of the Iraqi Election Information network. Some photos by Ina'am here.
This is London also submitted questions from the public to our general election candidate: Q&A and answers here.

For more Green election news see: Lewisham 11.5%, Brighton Pavillion 22%.

Local By-Elections. Brent and Harrow Green Party contested two council by-elections on 16 June 2005. Results here.

London Assembly and European Elections 10 June 2004

Super Thursday Election Brief

Result for Brent and Harrow Constituency Assembly Member 2004

The Green Party achieved 5.94% of the first past the post vote in the constituency as a whole. We also saved our deposit. The full electoral results per ward have now been obtained by our London agent and make for interesting analysis.

On the top-up PR ballot, Jenny Jones and Darren Johnson were re-elected as London-wide Assembly members. The European Results, available for Brent and Harrow as distinct boroughs, were 7.24% and 5.56% (PR). Jean Lambert was re-elected for the London Region by an increased margin.

In which wards have we performed best in recent 2004 elections in the Brent and Harrow area? Our top six ward %ages for either Assembly or EP ballot returns (source Electoral Commission):

Queens Park (Brent East/Brent South) 16.49% (beat Con)
Kensal Green (Brent South) 12.60%
Mapesbury (Brent East) 12.21%
Brondesbury Park (Brent East) 11.90%
Kilburn (Brent East) 11.46% (beat Con)
Willesden Green (Brent East) 11.34%

It's also true that in five out of seven Brent East wards all Green Party candidates beat all Lib Dem candidates at the last set of local elections in 2002. At the next general election we shall be contesting Brent East.

For just one brief analysis of the results see on the national website.

Our recent election communication for the Brent East By-Election of September 2003 should give the elector a good sense of the breadth of our policies and character of our thinking.

Local election 2 May 2002

Results details for the 2002 borough elections in both Brent and Harrow are summarised in the following press release. For more detailed information please contact Tim Turner

See also: GLA Election Campaign

Below is a summary of GLA election results for the Brent and Harrow constituency.  Each voter had four votes, first and second preference for the Mayor and two votes for the London Assembly.

The Green Party candidate for London Mayor was Darren Johnson
The Green Party candidate for the Brent and Harrow constituency was Simone Aspis
There were 11 candidates for the Green Party top-up list, the top three being Darren Johnson, Victor Anderson and Jenny Jones.

Although none of the 14 Green Party constituency candidates were elected, the 11.1% gained across London in the top-up party list vote was sufficient to elect Darren, Victor and Jenny to the new 25 seat London Assembly.

See also full Results for the Brent and Harrow Constituency, including votes for other parties.

For results from the other constituencies and further details of the election campaign, visit the GLA Election Site

Comparison of the GLA elections with the European elections 1999

The European elections were held under proportional representation for the first time in the UK last year.  Despite having fewer votes nationwide than in the 1989 election, two greens were elected to the European Parliament: Jean Lambert form the London Region and Caroline Lucas form the South East region.  In London, the relatively modest  vote of 7.67 % gained us the last of the 10 seats allocated, partly because smaller parties split the vote.

As can be seen from the table below, only in Brent East was the Green vote higher than the London average.  This may reflect the fact that there was relatively more Green Party activity in the area.

This suggests that there are 'easy' gains to be made across the Brent and Harrow constituencies and that the Green vote could be a lot higher.

Candidate Rob Whitley polled 7.6 % of votes cast, putting us in third place, behind Labour and Conservatives.  Large parts of the ward were leafleted and canvassed - the response was generally very good.  

Unfortunately Labour supporters were also out in force and they achieved a large majority.

Votes: Labour 778, Conservative 292, Green 92, Liberal Democrat 47