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]
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
By-election results
1964-1968
There were no by-elections.[7]
1968-1971
There were no by-elections.[8]
1971-1974
Quadrant by-election, 15 June 1972[9] |
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% |
|
Junction by-election, 16 November 1972[9] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Miss M. McCann |
700 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
R. R. F. Kinghorn |
418 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
13.9% |
|
St George's by-election, 16 November 1972[9] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Mrs P. Kershaw |
517 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
J. T. Hanvey |
286 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
10.7% |
|
Barnsbury by-election, 12 April 1973[9] |
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 % |
|
Highview by-election, 12 April 1973[9] |
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% |
|
Canonbury by-election, 28 June 1973[9] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
F. Johns |
1,538 |
|
|
|
Official Liberal |
S. F. Hampson |
393 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
N. B. Baile |
240 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
21.4% |
|
1974-1978
Highbury by-election, 6 November 1975[4] |
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 |
|
1990-1994
Holloway by-election, 25 July 1991[10] |
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.
Clerkenwell by-election, 7 November 1991[10] |
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.
Junction by-election, 9 July 1992[10] |
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.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jane Mackay.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Christopher M. B. King.
St George's by-election, 27 May 1993[10] |
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
Canonbury East by-election, 12 October 1995[11] |
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.
Junction by-election, 10 July 1997[11] |
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.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Stephen Twigg.
1998-2002
Clerkenwell by-election, 28 October 1999[6] |
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.
Hillrise by-election, 16 December 1999[3][6] |
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 resignation of Cllr. Milton K. Babulall.
Junction by-election, 7 June 2001[6] |
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
Bunhill by-election, 23 January 2003[12] |
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.
Barnsbury by-election, 26 June 2003[13] |
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.
Hillrise by-election, 26 June 2003[14] |
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.
Hillrise by-election, 30 October 2003[15] |
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.
Highbury West by-election, 5 May 2005[16] |
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
St Peter's by-election, 11 August 2011[18] |
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.
St Mary's by-election, 10 November 2011[19][20] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Gary Poole |
1,128 |
47.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Emily Fieran-Reed |
641 |
26.7 |
|
|
Green |
Caroline Russell |
317 |
13.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Oriel Hutchinson |
282 |
11.8 |
|
|
BNP |
Walter Barfoot |
22 |
0.9 |
|
Majority |
487 |
20.3 |
|
Turnout |
2,397 |
23.64 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
9.6% LD to Lab |
|
The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Ms. Joan Coupland.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ms. Lucy C. M. Rigby.
Junction by-election, 21 March 2013[21] |
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.
St George's by-election, 21 March 2013[22] |
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
There have been no by-elections so far.
References
- ↑ The City and London Borough Boundaries Order 1993
- ↑ The Hackney, Haringey and Islington (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
- ↑ The Haringey and Islington (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
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