Tollington (ward)

Tollington
electoral ward
Coordinates: 51°33′58″N 0°07′16″W / 51.566°N 0.121°W / 51.566; -0.121Coordinates: 51°33′58″N 0°07′16″W / 51.566°N 0.121°W / 51.566; -0.121
Country United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region London
County Greater London
London borough Islington
A map showing the Tollington ward of Islington Metropolitan Borough as it appeared in 1916.

Tollington Ward is one of sixteen electoral divisions of the London Borough of Islington and is one of the eight that make up the Islington North constituency. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 13,211.[1]

It is the only other place in the historic parish of Islington mentioned in the Domesday Book (in the old form Tolentone) as a separate manor. The manor house was located beside present day Hornsey Road (known as Tollington Lane as late as 1740) and was purchased in 1271 by the priory of St John at Clerkenwell after which the manor's name fell into disuse.[2]

Tollington was the birthplace of the writer and novelist K M Warwick, author of the historical novel 'Not Just A Whore'.

The ward is represented in the Borough's council by three councillors whose elections are held every four years. In May 2014 Richard Watts , Jean-Roger Kaseki and Flora Williamson were elected to represent the ward.[3] At the May 2010 election, the three elected candidates were Jean-Roger Kaseki, Catherine West and Richard Watts, all Labour and Co-operative Party candidates.[4] The previous local election on 4 May 2006 returned Catherine West, Richard Watts, and Daniel Hulls, all Labour Party candidates.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Islington Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Thornbury, Walter (1878). Old and New London. Chapter XXXIV. pp. 273–9.
  3. ↑ http://www.islington.gov.uk/involved/involvedvoting/votingelection/elections-2014/standing-election/Pages/tollington.aspx
  4. ↑ Foster, John (7 May 2010), Tollington, Islington Council, retrieved 19 July 2010
  5. ↑ Tollington Ward: Full results of the 2006 election (PDF), Islington council, retrieved 20 July 2010
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