Islington North

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Islington North
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Interactive map of boundaries from 2010
File:Islington North 2023 Constituency.svg
Location within Greater London
CountyGreater London
Electorate73,970 (March 2020)[1]
Current constituency
Created1885
Member of ParliamentJeremy Corbyn (Script error: No such module "political party".)
SeatsOne
Created fromFinsbury

Islington North is a constituency[a] in Greater London established for the 1885 general election. It has been represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by one member of Parliament (MP) since it was created, with Jeremy Corbyn serving as its MP since 1983. Corbyn, who served as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2015 until 2020, has been an independent since 2020. After having only ever stood as a candidate of the Labour Party, he was returned as an independent MP for Islington North at the 2024 general election.[2]

Constituency profile

Islington North is an urban constituency in the Borough of Islington in Greater London, located around 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the centre of London. It includes the neighbourhoods of Archway, Finsbury Park, Highbury, Tufnell Park and parts of Holloway. The constituency is densely-populated and developed around the Great North Road (now the A1). The road has existed since mediaeval times but the area was mostly developed during the 19th century. Arsenal Football Club is located in the constituency. Islington North has average levels of wealth; there is some deprivation in Finsbury Park whilst Highbury is more affluent.[3] House prices are higher than the rest of London and more than double the national average.[4]

In general, residents of the constituency are very young and well-educated, and a high proportion work in professional occupations. They are unlikely to be married and have low rates of homeownership.[4] White people made up 62% of the population at the 2021 census, a higher percentage than London as a whole. Around one-third of the White population are of non-British origin, including large Irish and Italian communities.[5] Black people were the largest ethnic minority group at 15% and Asians made up 9% of residents. Most of the constituency is represented by the Labour Party at the local borough council, although Green Party councillors were elected in Highbury. Voters in the constituency overwhelmingly supported remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum; an estimated 78% voted to remain compared to the nationwide figure of 48%, making Islington North one of the top fifteen most Remain-supporting constituencies out of 650 across the country.[4]

Boundaries

1885–1918

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Islington North in London 1885–1918

The seat was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, as one of four divisions of the new parliamentary borough of Islington. The constituency was defined in the legislation as consisting of the single ward of Upper Holloway of the parish of Islington. The ward was one of eight used in the election of Islington vestrymen under the Metropolis Management Act 1855.[6][7]

1918–1950

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Islington North in London 1918–50
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Under the next redistribution of seats by the Representation of the People Act 1918 constituencies in the County of London were defined in terms of wards of the metropolitan boroughs created in 1900. Islington North comprised three wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington: Tollington, Tufnell and Upper Holloway.[7][8]

1950–1974

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Islington North in London 1950–74

At the next redistribution of seats by the Representation of the People Act 1948 the constituency was again defined as Tollington, Tufnell and Upper Holloway wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington, with boundaries as they existed at the end of 1947.[7][9]

1974–1983

In 1965 local government in Greater London was reorganised, with the formation of London boroughs. The changes were reflected in parliamentary boundaries from 1974. The London Borough of Islington was divided into three constituencies. Islington North was defined as comprising seven wards: Highview, Hillmarton, Hillrise, Junction, Parkway, St. George's and Station.[7][10]

1983–1997

In 1983 the parliamentary representation of Islington was reduced to two constituencies. The new, enlarged, Islington North was formed from ten wards of the borough as they existed in February 1983. These were Gillespie, Highbury, Highview, Hillrise, Junction, Mildmay, Quadrant, St. George's, Sussex and Tollington wards.[11]

1997–2010

In 1997 there were only slight boundary changes, with the constituency defined as the same ten wards with their boundaries as they existed on 1 June 1994.[12]

Since 2010

The seat covers the northern half of the London Borough of Islington, which includes the areas of Holloway, Highbury, Tufnell Park, Upper Holloway and Archway.

From 2010 until 2022, the constituency comprised the following eight electoral wards: Finsbury Park, Highbury East, Highbury West, Hillrise, Junction, Mildmay, St. George's and Tollington.[13]

Following a review of local authority ward boundaries which came into effect on 4 May 2022, the seat now comprises the following eight London Borough of Islington wards: Arsenal; Finsbury Park; Highbury; Hillrise; Junction; Mildmay; Tollington; Tufnell Park.

The boundaries of the constituency were not changed as part of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies.[14]

These boundaries have been considerably changed since 1970, when Islington returned three MPs and shared another with Hackney. This reflects the depopulation of central London on a lowering of adult occupancy of households and the local authority has replaced tower blocks. The core of the constituency was the area north of Seven Sisters Road and Camden Road. At the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies begun in 2012 the seat was approximately 1,300 electors below the electoral quota and the highest concentration of elector density nationally. The criteria of successive reviews emphasise equal electorates as well as restricting seats to one or, if unavoidable, two local authority areas.[15]

Political history

The constituency was held by the Labour Party without interruption from a by-election in 1937 until former Labour member and leader Jeremy Corbyn won it as an independent in 2024. From 1945 to 2019, Labour's smallest majority was 10.4% of the vote, in a by-election in 1969, on a very low turnout.

As a Labour candidate, Corbyn had his smallest majority (15.3%) in 1983, when he was first elected, and his largest (60.5%) in 2017, when he was leader of the party. In the ten elections since Corbyn began representing the constituency, the Conservatives have finished in second place five times while the Liberal Democrats have also been runners up on five occasions. The 2015 result made the seat the 26th safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority.[16]

In the 2016 referendum to leave the European Union, the constituency voted remain by 78.4%. This was the fifth highest support for remain for a constituency.[17]

Members of Parliament

Election Member[18] Party
1885 Sir George Trout Bartley Script error: No such module "Party name with color".
1886
1892
1895
1900
1906 David Waterlow Script error: No such module "Party name with color".
Jan 1910
Dec 1910 Sir George Touche Script error: No such module "Party name with color".
1918 Sir Newton Moore
1922
1923 Sir Henry Cowan
1924
1929 Robert Young Script error: No such module "Party name with color".
1931 Albert Goodman Script error: No such module "Party name with color".
1935
1937 Leslie Haden-Guest Script error: No such module "Party name with color".
1945
1950 Moelwyn Hughes
1951 Wilfred Fienburgh
1955
1958 Gerry Reynolds
1959
1964
1966
1969 Michael O'Halloran
1970
Feb 1974
Oct 1974
1979
1983 Jeremy Corbyn
1987[19]
1992
1997
2001
2005
2010
2015
2017
2019
2024 Script error: No such module "Party name with color".

Election results

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Election results 1885-2024


Elections:   2020s   2010s   2000s   1990s   1980s   1970s   1960s   1950s   1940s   1930s   1920s   1910s

Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Islington North[20]
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Independent Jeremy Corbyn 24,120 49.2 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". Praful Nargund 16,873 34.4 −29.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". Sheridan Kates 2,660 5.4 −2.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". Karen Harries 1,950 4.0 −6.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Martyn Nelson 1,710 3.5 +2.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". Vikas Aggarwal 1,661 3.4 −12.2
Independent Paul Josling 32 0.1 +0.1
Majority 7,247 14.8 N/A
Turnout 49,006 67.5 −4.1
Registered electors 72,582
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Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Islington North[21][22]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Jeremy Corbyn 34,603 64.3 −8.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". Nick Wakeling 8,415 15.6 +6.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". James Clark 5,483 10.2 −2.3
Script error: No such module "Political party". Caroline Russell 4,326 8.0 +3.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". Yosef David 742 1.4 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". Nick The Incredible Flying Brick 236 0.4 +0.2
Majority 26,188 48.7 −11.8
Turnout 53,805 71.6 −1.8
Registered electors 75,162
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General election 2017: Islington North[23][24]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Jeremy Corbyn 40,086 73.0 +12.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". James Clark 6,871 12.5 −4.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". Keith Angus 4,946 9.0 +0.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". Caroline Russell 2,229 4.1 −6.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". Keith Fraser 413 0.8 −3.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael Foster 208 0.4 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". Knigel Knapp 106 0.2 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". Susanne Cameron-Blackie 41 0.1 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". Bill Martin 21 0.1 −0.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Andres Mendoza 7 0.03 N/A
Majority 33,215 60.5 +17.5
Turnout 54,928 73.4 +6.3
Registered electors 74,831
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General election 2015: Islington North[25][26][27]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Jeremy Corbyn 29,659 60.2 +5.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alex Burghart 8,465 17.2 +3.0
Script error: No such module "Political party". Caroline Russell 5,043 10.2 +7.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Julian Gregory 3,984 8.1 −18.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". Greg Clough 1,971 4.0 +2.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". Bill Martin 112 0.2 N/A
Majority 21,194 43.0 +15.2
Turnout 49,234 67.1 +1.7
Registered electors 73,326
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General election 2010: Islington North[28][29]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Jeremy Corbyn 24,276 54.5 +3.3
Script error: No such module "Political party". Rhodri Jamieson-Ball 11,875 26.7 −3.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Adrian Berrill-Cox 6,339 14.2 +2.3
Script error: No such module "Political party". Emma Dixon 1,348 3.0 −4.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". Dominic Lennon 716 1.6 N/A
Majority 12,401 27.8 +6.5
Turnout 44,554 65.4 +11.5
Registered electors 68,119
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +3.3

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Islington North[30]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Jeremy Corbyn 16,118 51.2 −10.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". Laura Willoughby 9,402 29.9 +10.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". Nicola Talbot 3,740 11.9 +1.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jon Nott 2,234 7.1 +0.9
Majority 6,716 21.3 −21.6
Turnout 31,494 53.9 +5.1
Registered electors 58,428
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General election 2001: Islington North[31]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Jeremy Corbyn 18,699 61.9 −7.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". Laura Willoughby 5,741 19.0 +5.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". Neil Rands 3,249 10.8 −2.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". Christopher Ashby 1,876 6.2 +2.0
Script error: No such module "Political party". Stephen Cook 512 1.7 N/A
Reform 2000 Party Emine Hassan 139 0.5 N/A
Majority 12,958 42.9 −12.7
Turnout 30,216 48.8 −13.7
Registered electors 61,970
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing −6.4

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Islington North[32]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Jeremy Corbyn 24,834 69.3 +11.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". James Kempton 4,879 13.6 −1.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". Simon Fawthrop 4,631 12.9 −10.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". Christopher Ashby 1,516 4.2 +0.4
Majority 19,955 55.6 +21.9
Turnout 35,860 62.5 −4.1
Registered electors 57,385
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +6.7
General election 1992: Islington North[33]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Jeremy Corbyn 21,742 57.4 +7.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". Lurline Champagnie 8,958 23.7 −1.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". Sarah Ludford 5,732 15.1 −6.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". Christopher Ashby 1,420 3.8 +0.9
Majority 12,784 33.7 +9.0
Turnout 37,852 66.6 +0.1
Registered electors 56,270
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Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Islington North[34]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Jeremy Corbyn 19,577 50.0 +9.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ernest Noad 9,920 25.3 ±0.0
Script error: No such module "Political party". Alan Whelan 8,560 21.8 −0.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". Christopher Ashby 1,131 2.9 N/A
Majority 9,657 24.7 +9.6
Turnout 39,188 66.5 ±0.0
Registered electors 58,917
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing
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Corbyn
General election 1983: Islington North[35]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Jeremy Corbyn 14,951 40.4 −12.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". David A. Coleman 9,344 25.3 −8.3
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Grant 8,268 22.4 +13.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael O'Halloran 4,091 11.1 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". L. A. D. Bearsford-Walker 176 0.5 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". Roy A. J. Lincoln 134 0.4 N/A
Majority 5,607 15.1 −3.9
Turnout 36,964 66.5 +5.3
Registered electors 59,984
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Islington North
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael O'Halloran 12,317 52.6 −5.3
Script error: No such module "Political party". Neil Kerr[36] 7,861 33.6 +6.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". (Hugh) Kenneth Clarke[36] 2,079 8.9 −3.3
Script error: No such module "Political party". Stephen Hook[36] 501 2.1 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael Simpson[36] 438 1.9 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". Roy McCullogh[36] 217 0.9 N/A
Majority 4,456 19.0 −11.4
Turnout 23,413 61.2 +7.0
Registered electors 38,253
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing
General election October 1974: Islington North
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael O'Halloran 12,973 57.9 +6.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". Charles Wellesley 6,155 27.5 +1.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael Davenport 2,736 12.2 −5.1
Labour and Democrat D. Fallon 558 2.5 +0.3
Majority 6,818 30.4 +4.9
Turnout 22,422 54.2 −8.9
Registered electors 41,390
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing
General election February 1974: Islington North
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael O'Halloran 13,332 51.3 −7.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mark Wolfson 6,704 25.8 −9.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael Davenport[37] 4,503 17.3 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". J. Score 871 3.4 −2.2
Labour and Democrat D. Fallon 570 2.2 N/A
Majority 6,628 25.5 +2.2
Turnout 25,980 63.1 +14.1
Registered electors 41,185
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General election 1970: Islington North
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael O'Halloran 13,010 58.7 −0.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". Andrew Pearce 7,862 35.6 +4.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". Brian Green 1,232 5.6 N/A
Majority 5,148 23.1 −5.7
Turnout 22,104 49.0 −5.2
Registered electors 45,083
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

1969 Islington North by-election[38]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael O'Halloran 7,288 49.2 −10.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Andrew Pearce 5,754 38.9 +8.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Eric G. Thwaites 1,514 10.2 +0.4
Independent Socialist Austin Williams 245 1.7 N/A
Majority 1,534 10.4 −18.4
Turnout 14,801 32.8 −21.4
Registered electors 45,077
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing −9.2
General election 1966: Islington North
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Gerry Reynolds 16,188 59.46 +4.15
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael Morris 8,357 30.69 −1.06
Script error: No such module "Political party". Eric G. Thwaites 2,682 9.85 −3.10
Majority 7,831 28.77 +5.21
Turnout 27,227 54.23 −0.47
Registered electors 50,203
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing
General election 1964: Islington North
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Gerry Reynolds 15,525 55.31 −0.49
Script error: No such module "Political party". Victor Lyon 8,912 31.75 −12.45
Script error: No such module "Political party". Eric G. Thwaites 3,634 12.95 N/A
Majority 6,613 23.56 +11.96
Turnout 28,071 54.70 −7.30
Registered electors 51,315
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Islington North
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Gerry Reynolds 18,718 55.8 −4.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ronald Bartle 14,820 44.2 +4.5
Majority 3,898 11.6 −9.0
Turnout 33,538 62.0 −2.7
Registered electors 54,120
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing −12.5
1958 Islington North by-election[39]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Gerry Reynolds 13,159 66.8 +6.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ronald Bartle 5,968 30.3 −9.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jim McKie 576 2.9 N/A
Majority 7,461 36.5 +15.9
Turnout 19,703 35.6 −29.1
Registered electors 54,576
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +7.9
General election 1955: Islington North
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Wilfred Fienburgh 22,100 60.3 +0.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". Euan Mackinnon 14,522 39.7 −0.7
Majority 7,578 20.6 +1.4
Turnout 36,622 64.7 −13.1
Registered electors 56,574
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +0.7
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Fienburgh
General election 1951: Islington North
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Wilfred Fienburgh 27,406 59.6 +1.7
Script error: No such module "Political party". Graham Page 18,541 40.4 +3.2
Majority 8,865 19.2 −1.5
Turnout 45,947 77.8 +1.1
Registered electors 59,039
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing −0.8


General election 1950: Islington North
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Moelwyn Hughes 26,354 57.9 −9.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". Graham Page 16,935 37.2 +4.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Eric Burns 2,189 4.8 N/A
Majority 9,419 20.7 −14.1
Turnout 45,478 76.7 +9.5
Registered electors 59,086
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing −7.1

Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Islington North
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Leslie Haden-Guest 23,234 67.4 +14.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". Charles Rhys 11,240 32.6 −14.9
Majority 11,994 34.8 +29.8
Turnout 23,236 67.2 +26.8
Registered electors 51,324
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

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Guest
1937 Islington North by-election
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Leslie Haden-Guest 13,523 52.5 +6.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". Wilfrid Sugden 12,227 47.5 −6.9
Majority 1,296 5.0 N/A
Turnout 25,750 40.4 −19.3
Registered electors 63,747
Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Swing +6.9
General election 1935: Islington North
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Albert Goodman 20,744 54.44 −11.63
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Young 17,359 45.56 +11.63
Majority 3,385 8.88 −23.26
Turnout 38,103 59.69 −8.65
Registered electors 63,835
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing
General election 1931: Islington North
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Albert Goodman 28,790 66.07 +31.27
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Young 14,783 33.93 −8.87
Majority 14,007 32.14 +25.14
Turnout 43,573 66.54 −1.46
Registered electors 65,486
Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Islington North
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Young 18,272 41.8 +6.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". Gordon Touche 15,207 34.8 −9.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". Domini Crosfield 10,210 23.4 +3.1
Majority 3,065 7.0 N/A
Turnout 43,689 68.0 −4.2
Registered electors 64,241
Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Swing +8.1
General election 1924: Islington North
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Henry Cowan 15,562 44.4 +7.9
Script error: No such module "Political party". Ewart Culpin 12,376 35.3 +6.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". Norman Thomas Carr Sargant 7,136 20.3 −14.3
Majority 3,186 9.1 +7.2
Turnout 35,074 72.2 +10.6
Registered electors 48,573
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +0.8
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Henry Cowan
General election 1923: Islington North[40]
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Henry Cowan 10,802 36.5 −10.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". Norman Thomas Carr Sargant 10,219 34.6 +9.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". George Bennett 8,556 28.9 +1.1
Majority 583 1.9 −17.3
Turnout 29,577 61.6 +0.5
Registered electors 48,002
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing −10.0
General election 1922: Islington North
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Script error: No such module "Political party". Newton Moore 13,520 47.0 −21.5
Script error: No such module "Political party". Edith Picton-Turbervill 7,993 27.8 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". Norman Thomas Carr Sargant 7,256 25.2 +13.0
Majority 5,527 19.2 −30.0
Turnout 28,769 61.1 +11.5
Registered electors 47,059
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing −17.3

Elections in the 1910s

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Moore
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918Template:Election box end 1918 * Craig lists Arnall as an Independent Labour candidate.
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Touche
General election 1918: Islington North
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". *John Arnall 4,000 19.3 N/A
Script error: No such module "Political party". Norman Thomas Carr Sargant 2,529 12.2 −35.9
Majority 10,183 49.2 +45.4
Turnout 20,712 49.6 −32.8
Registered electors 41,769
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +26.3
General election December 1910: Islington North[41]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". George Touche 5,428 51.9 +2.0
Script error: No such module "Political party". David Waterlow 5,022 48.1 −2.0
Majority 406 3.8 N/A
Turnout 10,450 82.4 −4.8
Registered electors 12,677
Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Swing +2.0
General election January 1910: Islington North[41]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". David Waterlow 5,543 50.1 −4.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". George Touche 5,512 49.9 +4.4
Majority 31 0.2 −8.8
Turnout 11,055 87.2 +6.9
Registered electors 12,677
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing −4.4

Elections in the 1900s

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Waterlow
General election 1906: Islington North[41]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". David Waterlow 5,284 54.5 +20.0
Script error: No such module "Political party". George Trout Bartley 4,418 45.5 −20.0
Majority 866 9.0 N/A
Turnout 9,702 80.3 +18.0
Registered electors 12,075
Script error: No such module "Political party". gain from Script error: No such module "Political party". Swing +20.0
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Rawlings
General election 1900: Islington North[41]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". George Trout Bartley 4,881 65.5 +7.3
Script error: No such module "Political party". Edmund Charles Rawlings 2,567 34.5 −7.3
Majority 2,314 31.0 +14.6
Turnout 7,448 62.3 −11.2
Registered electors 11,964
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +7.3

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Islington North[41]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". George Trout Bartley 4,626 58.2 +3.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Thomas Bateman Napier 3,317 41.8 −3.2
Majority 1,309 16.4 +6.4
Turnout 7,943 73.5 −1.6
Registered electors 10,803
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +3.2
General election 1892: Islington North[41]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". George Trout Bartley 4,456 55.0 −8.6
Script error: No such module "Political party". James Hill[42] 3,646 45.0 +8.6
Majority 810 10.0 −17.2
Turnout 8,102 75.1 +5.2
Registered electors 10,782
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing −8.6

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Islington North[41]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". George Trout Bartley 3,456 63.6 +9.2
Script error: No such module "Political party". Peter Clayden 1,976 36.4 −9.2
Majority 1,480 27.2 +18.4
Turnout 5,432 69.9 −13.9
Registered electors 7,774
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +9.2
General election 1885: Islington North[41]
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
Script error: No such module "Political party". George Trout Bartley 3,545 54.4
Script error: No such module "Political party". Samuel Danks Waddy 2,972 45.6
Majority 573 8.8
Turnout 6,517 83.8
Registered electors 7,774
Script error: No such module "Political party". win (new seat)

Further information

A short film was made about the 1969 by-election. This highlighted the importance of the local Irish community, the poor local housing conditions (the opening line talks of "a crowded, crumbling constituency") and the relatively low turn-outs at previous elections. The film is now available through British Pathé Archive.[43]

Michael O'Halloran, elected Labour MP for Islington North in 1969, was the subject of an investigation in the early-1970s by The Sunday Times newspaper. They highlighted his background with a local building company and the local Irish community and queried the tactics of his supporters during his selection as candidate.

O'Halloran defected to the SDP in September 1981, as did both of the other Islington MPs. However the Boundary Commission cut the number of constituencies in Islington from three to two. O'Halloran sought selection as the SDP candidate for the revised Islington North constituency but the local SDP association selected John Grant, then-SDP (elected as Labour) MP for Islington Central, as their official candidate. In February 1983, O'Halloran resigned his membership of the SDP and sat in Parliament as an "Independent Labour" member, supporting the Parliamentary Labour Party. Despite this, he failed to regain the Labour Party nomination for the 1983 general election and he was defeated by the new Labour candidate, Jeremy Corbyn, and finished in fourth place with 11.1% of the vote.

Corbyn defeated Paul Boateng for the Labour Party selection. Boateng subsequently became the first Black Cabinet Minister in the UK.

See also

Notes

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  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

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