The Story of the Peculiar Boundaries of Kensal Green Ward

Residents, particularly at the Jubilee Clock end of Kensal Green ward, are often surprised to be told that they don't live in Harlesden. Indeed, sometimes they are quite annoyed.

The blame lies with the Tories as always (except when its down to the Liberal Democrats).

At the time of the last local government review, the Tories put forward a scheme where something like the current Harlesden Ward would be Harlesden West, and Kensal Green would be Harlesden East. During that very messy and ill-conducted review, the Commission changed the name to Kensal Green, but left the boundary just short of the Jubilee Clock.