Islington North (UK Parliament constituency)

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

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.

At 735 hectares (1,820 acres), it is the smallest UK Parliamentary constituency.^[2]

Election results

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

1. "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.
2. Parliamentary constituencies, UK Parliament official website. Accessed 12 August 2015.
3. "General Election 2019 candidates". London Borough of Islington. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
4. "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.