Islington North (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards
Islington North /ˈɪzlɪŋtən nɔːθ/ is a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The seat has been held since 1983 by Jeremy Corbyn of the Labour Party. Corbyn was Leader of the Labour Party and the Leader of the Opposition from September 2015 to April 2020.
| Islington North | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Islington North in Greater London | |
| County | Greater London |
| Electorate | 75,162 (December 2019)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1885 |
| Member of Parliament | Jeremy Corbyn (Independent) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Finsbury |
At 735 hectares (1,820 acres), it is the smallest UK Parliamentary constituency.[2]
Election results change
| General election 2019: Islington North[3][4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Jeremy Corbyn | 34,603 | 64.3 | −8.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Wakeling | 8,415 | 15.6 | +6.6 | |
| Conservative | James Clark | 5,483 | 10.2 | −2.3 | |
| Green | Caroline Russell | 4,326 | 8.0 | +3.9 | |
| Brexit Party | Yosef David | 742 | 1.4 | N/A | |
| Monster Raving Loony | 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 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References change
- ↑ "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ Parliamentary constituencies, UK Parliament official website. Accessed 12 August 2015.
- ↑ "General Election 2019 candidates". London Borough of Islington. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ↑ "Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis" (PDF). London: House of Commons Library. 28 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
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