London Borough of Brent

London Borough of Brent
London borough
Wembley Stadium in Wembley
Coat of arms Council logo
Motto:  Forward Together
Brent shown within Greater London
Coordinates: 51°33′58″N 0°16′26″W / 51.56611°N 0.27389°W / 51.56611; -0.27389
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	London
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Created	1 April 1965
Admin HQ	Engineers Way, Wembley
Government
• Type	London borough council
• Body	Brent London Borough Council
• London Assembly	Krupesh Hirani (Lab) AM for Brent and Harrow
• MPs	Barry Gardiner (Lab) Tulip Siddiq (Lab) Dawn Butler (Lab)
Area
• Total	16.70 sq mi (43.24 km2)
• Rank	255th (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	341,221
• Rank	30th (of 296)
• Density	20,000/sq mi (7,900/km2)
Time zone	UTC (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcodes	HA, NW, W
Area code	020
ISO 3166 code	GB-BEN
ONS code	00AE
GSS code	E09000005
Police	Metropolitan Police
Website	http://www.brent.gov.uk

Brent (pronunciation^ⓘ) is a borough in north-west London, England. It is known for landmarks such as Wembley Stadium, the Swaminarayan Temple and the Kiln Theatre. It also contains the Welsh Harp reservoir and the Park Royal commercial estate. The local authority is Brent London Borough Council.

Brent's population was estimated to be 339,800 as at 2021.^[1] Major districts are Kilburn, Willesden, Wembley and Harlesden, with sub-districts Stonebridge, Kingsbury, Kensal Green, Neasden, and Queen's Park. Brent has a mixture of residential, industrial and commercial land. It includes many districts of inner-city character in the east and a more distinct suburban character in the west, part of which formed part of the early 20th century Metroland developments.