Greater London Authority and London Mayor Election 

6 May 2021

The next election in Harrow is for a member of the Greater London Authority.  Voters cast votes for a member for the Brent and Harrow constituency, for London-wide members from Party lists, and for the Mayor of London.  The election was originally scheduled for 7 May 2020 but was postponed due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) health emergency.

The current Assembly Member for Brent and Harrow, Navin Shah, is retiring from the GLA.  The Statement of Persons Nominated (SOPN) for the constituency has been published; the following have been nominated:

Anton M. GEORGIOU    (Liberal Democrats)

Krupesh J. HIRANI    (Labour Party/Co-operative Party joint candidate)

Ian J. PRICE    (ReformUK - London Deserves Better)

Molly I. SAMUEL-LEPORT    (Conservative Party)

Emma J. WALLACE    (Green Party)

The SOPN for the Mayor of London election has also been published.  A total of 20 candidates have been nominated.

The SOPN for Parties and Individual Candidates contesting the London-wide Assembly seats was published on 1 April.

Remaining dates in the election timetable are:

Revised Editions:

Harrow Votes: The Urban District of Harrow, 1934-1953

A revised edition of this volume is now available.

Harrow Votes: The Municipal Borough of Harrow,

1954-1963

A revised edition of this volume is now available.

Change in Party Representation on Harrow Council, October 2020 and April 2021.

In October 2020 the Conservative Group on Harrow Council suspended Cllr. Kamaljit Chana (Pinner South) for a period of six months while his conduct was investigated.  Therefore the representation on the Council became: Labour 35, Conservative 27, Independent Conservative 1.

In April 2021 the Harrow Council website's list of councillors showed Cllr. Chana as a member of the Conservative Group again, returning the representation on the Council to: Labour 35, Conservative 28.

Revised Edition:

Harrow Votes: The Urban and Rural District Councils, 1894-1933 

This improved and expanded volume is now available.

Local Government Boundary Commission for England:
Ward Boundary Review of the London Borough of Harrow

The LGBCE announced on 31 July 2018 that it was commencing a review in to the ward boundaries of the London Borough of Harrow.  The new ward boundaries would come in to force at the 2022 council election. The Commission will also be conducting a review of 24 other London boroughs.

The Commission state that the "individual borough reviews will decide how many councillors should be elected to each local authority as well as the boundaries and names of council wards.  The reviews aim to make sure votes in London local elections are fair and that each councillor represents roughly the same number of voters.  The Commission will also look at local community interests and ties."

The Commission have also stated in the case of Harrow that they would recommend a council size of 55, a reduction of 8 councillors from the current arrangement with 63 councillors.

The consultation on warding arrangements, that commenced on 31 July, ended on 8 October 2018. The next stage was a consultation on the draft recommendations published by the LGBCE, between 4 December 2018 and 11 February 2019.  Final recommendations were scheduled to be published on 26 March 2019, but the Commission decided to issue further draft recommendations on 2 April, allowing consultation on these until 29 April 2019.  Final recommendations were published on 28 May 2019 and details can be found on the LGBCE's website.  An examination of the changes have been included as Appendix V in the 2002-2021 section of this website.