Election 97

Brentford and Isleworth


Result 97 gain
from Conservative
Current MP 97 Nirj Deva
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 17,825 (31.8%)
Labour 97 32,249 (57.4%)
LibDem 97 4,613 ( 8.2%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 1,448 ( 2.6%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 79,058
Turnout 97 56,135 (71.0%)



1992 MP Nirj Deva
Old constituency name Brentford and Isleworth
Majority 92 1,675 ( 2.8%)
Conservative 92 26,994 (45.6%)
Labour 92 25,319 (42.8%)
LibDem 92 5,962 (10.1%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 904 ( 1.5%)
Elected party 92 Conservative
Electorate 92 79,763
Turnout 92 59,179 (74.2%)
Brentford and Isleworth



Tory change -13.9%
Labour change +14.7%
Lib Dem change -1.9%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change +1.1%
Electorate change -0.9%
Turnout Change -3.2%
Robert Waller wrote

The constituency of Brentford and Isleworth consists of the eastern half of the long thin west London borough of Hounslow. It hugs the north bank of the Thames for several miles, as the river curls past the Old Deer Park, Kew Gardens and Syon Park. It also includes Chiswick, home to many urban professionals; and, with the latest boundary changes, it now stretches further west to take in just about the whole of the community (not the Borough) of Hounslow.

This last development makes the Conservatives' position in this key London marginal even more uncertain. The added ward, Hounslow West, is nearly 50%non-white. Although these voters are mainly Asian, ironically this will not help the only Asian Tory MP, Nirj Deva, who originally came from Sri Lanka - for traditionally Asian voters heavily favour the Labour party. A Conservative loss, and a return to an all-white delegation of MPs seems likely.


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