Heston Central

Heston Central
Electoral ward
for the Hounslow London Borough Council
Heston Central ward boundaries since 2022
BoroughHounslow
CountyGreater London
Population14,534 (2021)[a][1]
Electorate9,693 (2026)
Major settlementsHeston
Area1.685 square kilometres (0.651 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1978
Number of members
  • 1978–2002: 2
  • 2002–present: 3
Councillors
  •   Parinoor Kaur
  •   Sampath Mudaliar
  •   Salvador Pereira
ONS code00ATGH (2002–2022)
GSS code
  • E05000355 (2002–2022)
  • E05013617 (2022–present)

Heston Central is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Hounslow. The ward was first used in the 1978 elections and elects councillors to Hounslow London Borough Council.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2026 Parinoor Kaur

(Conservative)

 Sampath Mudaliar

(Conservative)

 Salvador Pereira

(Conservative)

2022 Harleen Hear

(Labour)

 Shivraj Grewal

(Labour)

 Riaz Gull

(Labour)

2018 Harleen Hear

(Labour)

 Shivraj Grewal

(Labour)

 Surinder Purewal

(Labour)

2014 Harleen Hear

(Labour)

 Manjit Buttar

(Labour)

 Surinder Purewal

(Labour)

2010 Mohinder Gill

(Labour)

 Gopal Dhillon

(Labour)

 Peta Vaught

(Labour)

2006 Mohinder Gill

(Labour)

 Gopal Dhillon

(Labour)

 Peta Vaught

(Labour)

2002 Mohinder Gill

(Labour)

 Gopal Dhillon

(Labour)

 Peta Vaught

(Labour)

1998 Mohinder Gill

(Labour)

 Gopal Dhillon

(Labour)
1994 Mohinder Gill

(Labour)

 Gopal Dhillon

(Labour)
1990 James Kenna

(Labour)

 Govind Agarwal

(Labour)
1986 Robert Flynn

(Labour)

 Richard Foster

(Conservative)
1982 Maurice Venn

(Conservative)

 Richard Foster

(Conservative)
1978 Maurice Venn

(Conservative)

 Richard Foster

(Conservative)

Hounslow council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hounslow in 2022.

2026 election

Riaz Gull resigned in November 2025, with the by-election deferred until May 2026.[b] The election took place on 7 May 2026.[3]

2026 Hounslow London Borough Council election: Heston Central (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Parinoor Kaur 1,470 40.1 +15.8
Conservative Salvador Antonio Jose Pereira 1,246 34.0 +17.6
Conservative Sampath Mudaliar 1,167 31.8 +18.3
Labour Janet Elaine Grewal 1,146 31.2 −34.6
Labour Shivraj Singh Grewal 1,111 30.3 −29.4
Labour Mohammad Rasheed Bhatti 999 27.2 −28.2
Green Daniel Gask 821 22.4 +6.6
Reform Aaron Panesar 571 15.6 New
Reform Yash Sharma 514 14.0 New
Reform Zak Lazarov Tsolov 425 11.6 New
Liberal Democrats Nooralhaq Nasimi 353 9.6 −5.5
Turnout 3,670 37.9 +6.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 24.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 18.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 13.4

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.[4]

2022 Hounslow London Borough Council election: Heston Central (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shivraj Grewal 1,957 65.8
Labour Harleen Hear 1,775 59.7
Labour Riaz Gull 1,648 55.4
Conservative Sandra Cullinane 724 24.3
Conservative Nooralhaq Nasimi 489 16.4
Green Tony Browne 471 15.8
Liberal Democrats Chaitan Shah 450 15.1
Conservative Mohammed Shaikh 403 13.5
Turnout 2,975 31.3
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Hounslow council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hounslow in 2002. The number of councillors returned from Heston Central was increased from two to three.

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.[5]

2018 Hounslow London Borough Council election: Heston Central (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harleen Hear 2,044 66.5
Labour Surinder Purewal 1,889 61.5
Labour Shivraj Grewal 1,873 61.0
Conservative Ian May 681 22.2
Conservative Harpreet Boparai 671 21.8
Conservative Muraad Chaudhry 647 21.1
Green Heather Broadbridge 209 6.8
Liberal Democrats Duncan Buchanan 187 6.1
Green Sergejs Adamovs 182 5.9
Liberal Democrats Parmail Kaur 147 4.8
Green Benjamin Ginsborg 146 4.8
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.[6]

2014 Hounslow London Borough Council election: Heston Central (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harleen Hear 2,095
Labour Manjit Buttar 2,041
Labour Surinder Purewal 1,951
Conservative Amarjit Dhillon 1,018
Conservative Karamat Malik 968
Conservative Radhesham Karwal 836
UKIP Clive Barnes 420
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[7]

2010 Hounslow London Borough Council election: Heston Central (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohinder Gill 2,739
Labour Gopal Dhillon 2,692
Labour Peta Vaught 2,383
Conservative Amarjit Dhillon 1,998
Conservative Karamat Malik 1,798
Conservative Bhupindar Lakhanpaul 1,793
Independent Vedvardhan Tripathi 529
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.[8]

2006 Hounslow London Borough Council election: Heston Central (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gopal Dhillon 1,133
Labour Mohinder Gill 1,129
Labour Peta Vaught 972
Conservative Arti Jangra 832
Conservative Naman Purewal 801
Conservative Nathalal Taank 781
Hounslow Independent Alliance Sheila Brown 739
Hounslow Independent Alliance Karamat Malik 717
Hounslow Independent Alliance Jagjit Sidhu 573
Liberal Democrats Narinderjit Patel 337
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.[9]

2002 Hounslow London Borough Council election: Heston Central (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gopal Dhillon 1,291
Labour Mohinder Gill 1,267
Labour Peta Vaught 1,261
Conservative Bhupindar Lakhanpaul 814
Conservative Naman Purewal 813
Conservative Nathalal Taank 740
Green Alison Edwards 354
Turnout
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Hounslow council elections

1998 election

The election on 7 May 1998 took place on the same day as the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum.[10]

1998 Hounslow London Borough Council election: Heston Central (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohinder Gill 916
Labour Gopal Dhillon 891
Conservative Maxwell Brown 515
Conservative Jack Austin 480
Ind. Residents Alan Hindle 76
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.[11]

1994 Hounslow London Borough Council election: Heston Central (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohinder Gill 1,513
Labour Gopal Dhillon 1,489
Conservative Suzanne Lynch 821
Conservative Matthew Willsher 743
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.[12]

1990 Hounslow London Borough Council election: Heston Central (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Kenna 1,116
Labour Govind Agarwal 1,087
Conservative Richard Foster 982
Conservative Allan Wilson 937
Liberal Democrats Ian Venn 211
Turnout
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.[13]

1986 Hounslow London Borough Council election: Heston Central (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Foster 947
Labour Robert Flynn 904
Labour James Kenna 899
Conservative Allan Wilson 852
Alliance (SDP) Benjamin Levy 203
Alliance (Liberal) Anna Juriansz 201
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.[14]

1982 Hounslow London Borough Council election: Heston Central (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maurice Venn 1,030
Conservative Richard Foster 1,019
Labour Bernard Murphy 645
Labour John Chatt 617
Alliance (Liberal) Roger Thompson 408
Alliance (SDP) Richard Dorman 392
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.[15]

1978 Hounslow London Borough Council election: Heston Central (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maurice Venn 1,285
Conservative Richard Foster 1,264
Labour Alan Gillespie 738
Labour Aaron Haney 699
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
  2. ↑ Casual vacancies occurring within six months of scheduled elections are not filled.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Heston Central (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Six month rule". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Heston Central - Declaration of result of poll". London Borough of Hounslow. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  8. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  9. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  10. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  11. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  12. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  15. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
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