Brent Council Election 2026: All 57 Seats Up for Grabs
Voters in Brent will head to the polls on May 7, 2026, to elect all 57 councillors representing the North West London borough. This comprehensive local election will determine the political makeup of Brent Council, which has been under Labour control since 2010. The Conservatives currently serve as the official opposition, with a diverse mix of Greens, Liberal Democrats, Independents, and London's sole Your Party councillor completing the current council composition.
Current Council Composition and Political Landscape
As of April 2026, Brent Council consists of 41 Labour councillors, five Conservatives, five Greens, three Liberal Democrats, two Independents, and one Your Party representative. This election represents a crucial opportunity for all political parties to either maintain or shift the balance of power in one of London's most politically significant boroughs. The outcome will have substantial implications for local governance, policy decisions, and community representation across Brent's diverse neighborhoods.
Complete Ward-by-Ward Candidate Breakdown
Below is the exhaustive list of candidates standing for election in each of Brent's wards. Each ward will elect either two or three councillors, depending on its size and population distribution.
Three-Councillor Wards
Alperton: Candidates include Mansoor Akram, Nimisha Ananada, and Delroy Morrison (Labour); Roger Mihai Berlea, Emma Louise Russell, and Amy Sharrocks (Green); Krishna Chauhan, Charlie Clinton, and Anton Georgiou (Liberal Democrats); Sanjana Madan Mohan Karnani, Hema Mistry, and Vinodchandra Patel (Conservative); Aparna Prakashchandra Pandya, Gunjan Patel, and Vishal Ramesh Patel (Reform UK).
Dollis Hill: Parvez Ahmed, Liz Dixon, and Arshad Mahmood (Labour); Osmond Ajibade, Benjamin Max Goodrick, and Aloka Address Roy (Conservative); Diana Ayres, Alison Frances Hopkins, and Suzanne O'Farrell (Liberal Democrats); Pappy Boswie, Baston Anthony De'Medici-Jaguar, and Jeremy Christopher Walker Hadwin (Green); Nigel Green, Klaudian Kokoshi, and Yogi Patel (Reform UK).
Harlesden & Kensal Green: Tina Amadi, Matt Kelcher, and Mili Patel (Labour); Elisabete Lemos, Alastair McWilliams, and Padraig Kalen Mueses Furlong (Conservative); Charles David William Brand, Ben Clarke, and Nina Czudej (Liberal Democrats); Ahmed Ahmed, Amandine Marie Alexandre, and Zengha Wellings-Longmore (Green); Said Yusuf Deria, Mansukh Karsan, and Alfaiz Saiyad (Reform UK); Abi Odunsi (Independent).
Kenton: Zubaida Muhamed Hassan, Janice Elizabeth Long, and John Lincoln Poole (Labour and Co-operative Party); Suresh Kansagra, Sai Karthik Madabhushi, and Anup Patel (Conservative); George Binney, Himal Mehta, and Sanjay Nazerali (Liberal Democrats); Hannah Lindoewood, Peter Richard Murry, and Ishaan Singh (Green); Ian Collier, David Lawes, and Sanjay Radia (Reform UK); Sunita Hirani (Independent).
Kilburn: Rita Lacey Conneely, Leeta Holmes, and Anthony Molloy (Labour); Dai Edwards, Yashika Manji, and Gerald Haim Soames (Conservative); Edwin Dooley, Tilly McAuliffe, and Derick Rethans (Liberal Democrats); Suzanne Gallagher, Stephen Malonga, and Paul Ryan (Green); Lester William Blent, Andrew Capon, and Astrid Wallace (Reform UK).
Queens Park: Marc Harris, Neil Benjamin Nerva, and Lesley Smith (Labour); Owen Matthews, Elsie Ocran, and Harshilkumar Bhailalbhai Prajapati (Conservative); Fiona Mulaisho, Deborah Unger, and Barbara Want (Liberal Democrats); Felix Ingram, Rasine Nkwaya, and Phillip Marshall Weitzman (Green); Sarla Mahendra Negi, Yariv Reeve, and Sonu Sharma (Reform UK).
Queensbury: Simon Cheng, Omid Fadakar, and Candy Nyarko (Labour); Manoj Mishra, Kanta Mistry, and Jayanti Patel (Conservative); Eileen Vartan Barker, David John Hopkins, and Arvind Patel (Liberal Democrats); Eleanor Corr, Amy Garvey-Eckett, and Hassan Warsame (Green); Mohil Gohil, Lalit Mohanty, and Marius Moisa (Reform UK).
Roundwood: Samiah Anderson, Fleur Donnelly-Jackson, and Jake Rubin (Labour); Ashish Raj Pant, Sat Shekhar, and Anubhav Shukla (Conservative); Virginia Brand, Joel Clarke, and Richard Sisson (Liberal Democrats); Harbi Elmi Farah, Abdillahi Sheikh Awels Mohamed, and Karishma Satyan Patel (Green); Syed Alam, Ying Cheng, and Azhar Khan (Reform UK).
Stonebridge: Abdi Aden, Trevor Blackman, and Promise Knight (Labour); Kathleen Yvonne Hall, Sellathurai Jeyakumar, and Ajoy Kumar Roy (Conservative); Mohammad Anwar, Abdul Matin, and Attila Szep (Liberal Democrats); Sam Angelova, Daud Hussein, and Sharla Rachel Kew (Green); Sunil Mendonca, Aruna Lakshmi Ranganatha, and Chintan Kirtibhai Zaveri (Reform UK); Zeeshan Akhtar (Workers Party); Ali Javed, James Rossi, and Asif Zamir (Independent).
Welsh Harp: Amer Hussain Agha, Iftekhar Ahmed, and Fathima Nuska Mohamednaleer (Labour); Mohammed Alghoul, Sapna Chadha, and Anand Kumar Roy (Conservative); Peter Corcoran, Freda Raingold, and Ieva Tomson (Liberal Democrats); Ahmed Mohamed, Richard Porter, and Ruth Washbrook (Green); Ash Misal, Chris Palmer, and Wojtek Poza (Reform UK); David Andrew Howard (UK Independence Party); Elcena Jeffers (Independent).
Wembley Central: Sonia Shah, Ketan Sheth, and Anita Thakkar (Labour); Rajan Arasu-Seelan, Ryan D'Souza, and Sushil Rapatwar (Conservative); Danie Brown, Hetal Jansali, and Jigar Shah (Liberal Democrats); Marina McIntyre, Caren Lisbeth Wynn Owen, and Miranda Shakti Persaud (Green); Brijesh Dokwal, Irene Lobo, and Jayeshkumar Patel (Reform UK).
Wembley Hill: Angela Joyce De Souza, Lloyd McLeish, and Ishma Younus Moeen (Labour); Floyd Anjoe Dias Dorosario, Pranav Patel, and Harmit Vyas (Conservative); Elizabeth Gordon, Douglas Lee, and Jonah Weisz (Liberal Democrats); Camille Jeanne Therese Ainsworth, Charles Peter Fernandes, and Ibraheem Nawaz (Green); Sandra Assuncao, Jolene Dias, and Vanita Sunil Mendonca (Reform UK); Andi Porri (Independent).
Willesden Green: George Robert Murray Burn, Saqlain Aftab Choudry, and Prerna Thakkar (Labour); Mohamed Elfatih Younis Elnaiem, Richard Christopher Geldart, and Retno Widuri (Conservative); Philip Alexander, Mark Cummins, and Ulla Thiessen (Liberal Democrats); Tony Ethapemi, Mary Elizabeth Mitchell, and Nat Teves (Green); Andrew Simon Beckman, Emmanuel Flavius, and Satish Ramanandan (Reform UK).
Two-Councillor Wards
Barnhill: Rhoda Mohamoud Ibrahim and Robert Orville Johnson (Labour); Mabel Balogun and Tara Furlong (Conservative); Zoe Georgiou and Shirley Kurland (Liberal Democrats); Femi Abel and Rosanna De Lisle (Green); Raju Karania and Manish Jitendrakumar Pancholi (Reform UK); Kathleen Fraser (Independent).
Brondesbury Park: Ryan Aaron Hack and Tashi Thomas (Labour); Frederic Max Fulton and Raphael Louis Fulton (Conservative); Hannah Camilleri and Lorraine King (Liberal Democrats); Erica Gbajumo and Beninio McDonough (Green); Will A Awomoyi and Felipe Raskin (Reform UK).
Cricklewood & Mapesbury: Tariq Dar and Gwen Grahl (Labour); Usman Cheema and Ashokkumar Patel (Conservative); Anthony Dunn and Alyssa Gilbert (Liberal Democrats); William Relton and Paul John Stephens (Green); Robert Afia and Vignesh Natarajan (Reform UK).
Kingsbury: Jasbinder Bajwa and Saqib Ilyas Butt (Labour); Prashant Parekh and Ravi Rawat (Conservative); Larry Ngan and Violet Margaret Steele (Liberal Democrats); Kaci Kerwick and James Paton (Green); Marius Carp and Michael Furlong (Reform UK).
Northwick Park: Narinder Singh Bajwa and Shyamala Rajan-Vince (Labour); Sneha Gautami Chaubey and Wilhelmina Calista Mitchell-Murray (Conservative); David Clement Johnson and Satish Sharma (Liberal Democrats); Keith Perrin and Nisha Vakani (Green); Tae-Reece Brown and Mahendra Negi (Reform UK).
Preston: Orleen Hylton and Daniel Timothy Kennelly (Labour and Co-operative Party); Michael David Maurice and Harshadbhai Patel (Conservative); Valerie Lydia Brown and Martin Lemon (Liberal Democrats); Kaushik Bhattacharya and Georgina Abigail Vanmali (Green); Iosif Borsos and Jeffrey Hassan Deen (Reform UK); Nadia Shanta Joy Rasheed Klok (Independent).
Sudbury: Teo Banea and Greg Innes (Labour); Harish Rameschandra Patel and Mihir Vinodroy Shah (Conservative); Paul Lorber and Nirmala Patel (Liberal Democrats); Bridget Miranda Rose Craghill and Geevaka Crysantha Silva (Green); Himanshu Finaviya and Neha Patel (Reform UK).
Tokyngton: Muhammed Asghar Butt and Krupa Sheth (Labour and Co-operative Party); Shamim Ahmed Chowdhury and Vijaya Prashant Mokal-Parekh (Conservative); Peggy Jean Cruickshank and Shaheen Khan (Liberal Democrats); Martin Roger Francis and Effie Woods (Green); Vincent Joseph McGovern and Kevin Michael Nugent (Reform UK).
Wembley Park: Ajmal Akram and Apurva Saral Sharma (Labour); Semi Ideis and Elizabeth Olajumoke Johnson (Conservative); Maggie Lau and Neil Pickles (Liberal Democrats); Iman Ahmadi Moghaddam and Najib Abdulkadir Abdi Warsame (Green); Sushil Dokwal and Francis Paul Henry (Reform UK).
Election Significance and Voter Information
This election represents a critical democratic exercise for Brent's residents, with outcomes that will directly influence local services, housing policies, environmental initiatives, and community development projects. The diversity of candidates across political spectrums ensures voters have substantial choice in shaping their local representation. All polling stations will be open from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM on May 7, 2026, with postal and proxy voting options available for those unable to attend in person.
The political stakes are particularly high given Brent's status as a bellwether London borough, often reflecting broader political trends across the capital. With Labour defending a long-held majority and opposition parties fielding strong candidate lists, this election promises to be one of the most closely watched local contests in London during 2026.
