Islington London Borough Council elections
Islington London Borough Council in London, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 48 councillors have been elected from 16 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Labour | 1964 – 1968 |
Conservative | 1968 – 1971 |
Labour | 1971 – 1981 |
Social Democrat Party (UK) | 1981 – 1982 |
Labour | 1982 – 1998 |
No overall control | 1998 – 1999 |
Liberal Democrats | 1999 – 2006 |
No overall control | 2006 – 2010 |
Labour | 2010 – present |
Council elections
- Islington London Borough Council election, 1964
- Islington London Borough Council election, 1968
- Islington London Borough Council election, 1971
- Islington London Borough Council election, 1974
- Islington London Borough Council election, 1978 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by eight)[4]
- Islington London Borough Council election, 1982
- Islington London Borough Council election, 1986
- Islington London Borough Council election, 1990
- Islington London Borough Council election, 1994 (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[n 1][n 2][n 3]
- Islington London Borough Council election, 1998
- Islington London Borough Council election, 2002 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by four)[5][6]
- Islington London Borough Council election, 2006
- Islington London Borough Council election, 2010
- Islington London Borough Council election, 2014
Borough result maps
- 2002 results map
- 2006 results map
- 2010 results map
- 2014 results map
By-election results
1964-1968
There were no by-elections.[7]
1968-1971
There were no by-elections.[8]
1971-1974
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Lethbridge | 594 | |||
Conservative | J. T. Hanvey | 327 | |||
Communist | J. E. Brady | 71 | |||
Turnout | 17.2% | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Miss C. Hasler | 1,356 | |||
Conservative | R. Devonald-Lewis | 726 | |||
Liberal | A. A. S. Butt Philip | 133 | |||
Liberal Party New Policy Group | Mrs R. E. Girolami | 23 | |||
Retail Distributor | F. G. S. White | 6 | |||
Turnout | 20.9% | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Miss M. McCann | 700 | |||
Conservative | R. R. F. Kinghorn | 418 | |||
Turnout | 13.9% | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs P. Kershaw | 517 | |||
Conservative | J. T. Hanvey | 286 | |||
Turnout | 10.7% | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. P. Reynolds | 1,097 | |||
Labour | Mrs M. Watson | 1,064 | |||
Conservative | J. R. Rush | 374 | |||
Conservative | J. Szemerey | 350 | |||
Official Liberal | A. W. Capel | 216 | |||
Official Liberal | E. Jacomb | 203 | |||
Liberal | A. E. Lomas | 52 | |||
Liberal | Mrs R. E. Girolami | 36 | |||
Turnout | 33.1 % | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. C. Evans | 1,067 | |||
Conservative | T. S. K. Yeo | 473 | |||
Liberal | M. J. Bird | 238 | |||
Communist | Mrs B. A. Brady | 158 | |||
Community-Oriented Independent | D. C. Thurnell | 87 | |||
Turnout | 28.0% | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Johns | 1,538 | |||
Official Liberal | S. F. Hampson | 393 | |||
Conservative | N. B. Baile | 240 | |||
Turnout | 21.4% | ||||
1974-1978
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher M. B. King | 839 | |||
Conservative | Arthur H. S. Hull | 633 | |||
Liberal | Margot J. Dunn | 616 | |||
National Front | Frank C. Newland | 230 | |||
Communist | David R. Wynn | 71 | |||
Independent Labour | Charles V. Connell | 66 | |||
Turnout | 29.6 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Bundred | 998 | |||
Conservative | Neil D. Kerr | 834 | |||
Liberal | Raymond C. James | 261 | |||
Turnout | 31.6 | ||||
1990-1994
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Boye-Anawomah | 753 | 31.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Margot J. Dunn | 727 | 30.2 | ||
Tenants' & residents' movement | Patrick McCann | 468 | 19.5 | ||
Conservative | Tracey A. Braddick | 355 | 14.8 | ||
Green | Ann C. Wainwright | 79 | 3.3 | ||
Independent | Anthony W. Bright | 23 | 1.0 | ||
Turnout | 38.6 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David L. Yorath.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Sarah A. Ludford | 969 | 34.4 | ||
Labour | Christina L. Glover | 867 | 30.8 | ||
Tenants' & residents' movement | Helen M. Cagnoni | 487 | 17.3 | ||
Conservative | Mark Eldridge | 383 | 13.6 | ||
Independent Labour | Anthony W. Bright | 59 | 2.1 | ||
Green | Karen S. Stack | 49 | 1.7 | ||
Turnout | 39.5 | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Paul A. Matthews.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lydia A. Richards | 847 | 64.7 | ||
Green | Beatrice M. Rolph | 193 | 14.7 | ||
Conservative | William D. Thomas | 189 | 14.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Kenneth S. Tranter | 81 | 6.2 | ||
Turnout | 20.2 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Candy Atherton.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Clive D. Blackwood | 925 | 53.4 | ||
Labour | Christina L. Glover | 640 | 37.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Elizabeth J. Rorison | 126 | 7.3 | ||
Green | John H. Ackers | 40 | 2.3 | ||
Turnout | 34.9 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jane Mackay.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Twigg | 700 | 47.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Matthew T. Ryan | 637 | 43.0 | ||
Green | Ann C. Wainwright | 82 | 5.5 | ||
Conservative | Mahendra Oza | 64 | 4.3 | ||
Turnout | 33.3 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Christopher M. B. King.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter D. Chalk | 1,264 | 50.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Bridget C. Fox | 560 | 22.3 | ||
Conservative | Bairam Rifat | 510 | 20.3 | ||
Green | Beatrice M. Rolph | 173 | 6.9 | ||
Turnout | 38.6 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Chris Adamson.
1994-1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Terence J. Herbert | 834 | 46.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Margaret M. Lally | 831 | 46.6 | ||
Tenants & Residents | Ernest J. W. Bayliss | 344 | |||
Conservative | Richard Campbell | 94 | 5.3 | ||
Green | Susan Wilkinson | 26 | 1.5 | ||
Majority | 3 | ||||
Turnout | 1785 | 42 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. James M. D. Purnell.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Janet D. Burgess | 793 | 72.6 | +10.9 | |
Conservative | Oliver S. P. Judge | 134 | 12.3 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Heija Jaff | 90 | 8.2 | -7.2 | |
Green | Victoria Olliver | 76 | 7.0 | -5.7 | |
Majority | 659 | 60.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,093 | 17.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Michael Tal.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Graham A. Baker | 616 | 48.4 | +15.8 | |
Labour | Jenny A. Rathbone | 567 | 44.5 | -11.8 | |
Green | Robin W. Latimer | 49 | 3.8 | -2.4 | |
Conservative | Rebecca M. Baty | 41 | 3.2 | -1.8 | |
Majority | 49 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,273 | 27.7 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Stephen Twigg.
1998-2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Isabelle Humphreys | 1,127 | 55.4 | -4.7 | |
Labour | Timothy Clark | 536 | 26.4 | +0.7 | |
Independent | Helen M. Cagnoni | 255 | 12.5 | +12.5 | |
Conservative | Gordon A. Dear | 82 | 4.0 | -1.5 | |
Green | James L. Goggin | 33 | 1.6 | -7.1 | |
Majority | 591 | 29.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,033 | 27.8 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sarah A. Ludford.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Paul J. Fox | 1,317 | 61.4 | +39.8 | |
Labour | Adrian M. J. Pulham | 695 | 32.4 | -20.1 | |
Green | Michael H. W. Holloway | 60 | 2.8 | -10.1 | |
Independent | Ann Wood | 39 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Maureen L. Campbell | 33 | 1.5 | -11.4 | |
Majority | 622 | 29.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,144 | 32.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Milton K. Babulall.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patricia M. Clarke | 1,661 | 47.1 | -8.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stefan A. Kaprzyk | 1,253 | 35.5 | +15.2 | |
Green | Jon R. Nott | 347 | 9.8 | -5.6 | |
Conservative | Abubaker S. Ajiya | 266 | 7.5 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 408 | 11.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,527 | 49.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sandra Marks.
2002-2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Donna Boffa | 797 | 44.9 | -6.6 | |
Labour | Jasin Kaplan | 412 | 23.2 | -0.3 | |
Independent Working Class | Gary O'Shea | 398 | 22.4 | +22.4 | |
Conservative | Matthew Priestley | 111 | 6.3 | -0.2 | |
Green | Malcolm Powell | 57 | 3.2 | -5.2 | |
Majority | 385 | 21.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,775 | 22.2 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Rosetta E. Wooding.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Emma C. Gowers | 940 | 59.9 | +11.9 | |
Labour | Joseph Simpson | 311 | 19.8 | -5.8 | |
Conservative | Nicholas Millwood | 182 | 11.6 | +3.8 | |
Green | Ben Mulvey | 136 | 8.7 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 629 | 40.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,569 | 20.7 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ian G. Powney.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Fiona Dunlop | 983 | 47.4 | -2.4 | |
Labour | Alan M. Clinton | 789 | 38.1 | -1.2 | |
Green | Michael H. W. Holloway | 239 | 11.5 | +0.6 | |
Conservative | John A. Wilkin | 62 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 194 | 9.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,073 | 26.1 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Paul Fox.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Jayashankar Sharma | 795 | 48.7 | -1.1 | |
Labour | Janet D. Burgess | 595 | 36.5 | -2.8 | |
Green | Robin W. Latimer | 177 | 10.9 | +0.0 | |
Conservative | John A. Wilkin | 64 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 200 | 12.3 | |||
Turnout | 1.631 | 20.4 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Sarah Teather.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Theresa Debono | 1,669 | 39.2 | -9.1 | |
Green | Jon Nott | 1,043 | 24.5 | -8.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Iarla Kilbane-Dawe | 711 | 16.7 | +3.8 | |
Local Freedom for Islington Residents | Tim Newark | 437 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
Conservative | Simon Phillips | 394 | 9.3 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 626 | 14.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,254 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Mary H. Creagh.
2006-2010
There were no by-elections.[17]
2010-2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alice Perry | 1,167 | 52.5 | +17.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Sant | 440 | 19.8 | -9.6 | |
Conservative | Richard Bunting | 381 | 17.1 | -9.1 | |
Green | Caroline Allen | 176 | 7.9 | -1.4 | |
Independent | Martin Rutherford | 59 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 727 | 32.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,223 | 24.8 | -39.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 13.55 | |||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ms. Michelle M. Coupland.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gary Poole | 1,128 | 47.1 | +10.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Emily Fieran-Reed | 641 | 26.7 | -7.0 | |
Green | Caroline Russell | 317 | 13.2 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | Oriel Hutchinson | 282 | 11.8 | -10.3 | |
BNP | Walter Barfoot | 22 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 487 | 20.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,397 | 23.64 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 9.6% | |||
The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Ms. Joan Coupland.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rakhia Ismail | 2,352 | 57.0 | +12.0 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Edwards | 671 | 16.3 | +2.0 | |
Green | Claire Poyner | 613 | 14.8 | +2.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Kelly | 490 | 11.8 | -16.2 | |
Majority | 1,681 | ||||
Turnout | 4,126 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ms. Lucy C. M. Rigby.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kaya Makarau-Schwartz | 1,343 | 61.60 | +21.5 | |
Green | Mick Holloway | 381 | 17.47 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stefan Antoni Kasprzyk | 276 | 12.66 | -25.0 | |
Conservative | Patricia Jane Napier | 120 | 5.50 | -4.1 | |
BNP | Gary Townsend | 31 | 1.42 | +1.42 | |
Socialist (GB) | Bill Martin | 18 | 0.82 | +0.82 | |
Majority | 962 | 44.12 | |||
Turnout | 2,180 | 24.20 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Arthur T. Graves.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kat Fletcher | 1,698 | 71.01 | +38.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Julian Gregory | 371 | 15.51 | -25.0 | |
Green | Jon Robert Nott | 206 | 8.61 | -5.5 | |
Conservative | Evan James Williams | 87 | 3.63 | -6.0 | |
BNP | Walter George Barfoot | 20 | 0.83 | +0.83 | |
Majority | 1,327 | 55.49 | |||
Turnout | 2,391 | 25.88 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ms. Jessica Asato.
2014-2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rowena Elizabeth Champion | 1,192 | 51.6 | -4.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Bradley Hillier-Smith | 409 | 17.7 | +7.1 | |
Conservative | Edward Robert Waldegrave | 367 | 15.0 | -2.9 | |
Green | Ernestas Jegorovas | 302 | 13.1 | +0.7 | |
Independent | Robert Capper | 40 | 1.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 783 | 33.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,316 | 25.43 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 13.55 | |||
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