Islington North — UK General Election Results
Islington North was won by Independent at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 7,247 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Islington North from 1885 to 2024.
Full Election History, 1885–2024
| Election | Elected | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | George Christopher Trout Bartley (Conservative) | 3,545 | 54.4% | Samuel Danks Waddy (Liberal) | 573 (8.8 pts) | 83.8% |
| 1886 | George Christopher Trout Bartley (Conservative) | 3,456 | 63.6% | Peter William Clayden (Liberal) | 1,480 (27.3 pts) | 69.9% |
| 1892 | George Christopher Trout Bartley (Conservative) | 4,456 | 55.0% | James Hill (Liberal) | 810 (10.0 pts) | 75.1% |
| 1895 | George Christopher Trout Bartley (Conservative) | 4,626 | 58.2% | Thomas Bateman Napier (Liberal) | 1,309 (16.5 pts) | 73.5% |
| 1900 | George Christopher Trout Bartley (Conservative) | 4,881 | 65.5% | Edmund Charles Rawlings (Liberal) | 2,314 (31.1 pts) | 62.3% |
| 1906 | David Sydney Waterlow (Liberal) | 5,284 | 54.5% | George Christopher Trout Bartley (Conservative) | 866 (8.9 pts) | 80.3% |
| Jan 1910 | David Sydney Waterlow (Liberal) | 5,543 | 50.1% | George Alexander Touche (Conservative) | 31 (0.3 pts) | 87.2% |
| Dec 1910 | George Alexander Touche (Conservative) | 5,428 | 51.9% | David Sydney Waterlow (Liberal) | 406 (3.9 pts) | 82.4% |
| 1918 | Newton James Moore (Unionist) | 14,183 | 68.5% | John Arnall (British Socialist) | 10,183 (49.2 pts) | 49.6% |
| 1922 | Newton James Moore (Unionist) | 13,520 | 47.0% | Edith Picton-Turbervill (Labour) | 5,527 (19.2 pts) | 61.1% |
| 1923 | William Henry Cowan (Unionist) | 10,802 | 36.5% | Norman Thomas Carr Sargant (Liberal) | 583 (2.0 pts) | 61.6% |
| 1924 | William Henry Cowan (Unionist) | 15,562 | 44.4% | Ewart Gladstone Culpin (Labour) | 3,186 (9.1 pts) | 72.2% |
| 1929 | Reginald Stanley Young (Labour) | 18,272 | 41.8% | Gordon Cosmo Touche (Unionist) | 3,065 (7.0 pts) | 68.0% |
| 1931 | Albert William Goodman (Conservative) | 28,790 | 66.1% | Reginald Stanley Young (Labour) | 14,007 (32.1 pts) | 66.5% |
| 1935 | Albert William Goodman (Conservative) | 20,744 | 54.4% | Reginald Stanley Young (Labour) | 3,385 (8.9 pts) | 59.7% |
| 1945 | Leslie Haden-Guest (Labour) | 22,234 | 66.4% | Charles Arthur Uryan Rhys (Conservative) | 10,994 (32.8 pts) | 65.2% |
| 1950 | Ronw Moelwyn Hughes (Labour) | 26,354 | 57.9% | Rodney Graham Page (Conservative) | 9,419 (20.7 pts) | 76.9% |
| 1951 | Wilfred Fienburgh (Labour) | 27,406 | 59.6% | Graham Page (Conservative) | 8,865 (19.3 pts) | 77.8% |
| 1955 | Wilfred Fienburgh (Labour) | 22,100 | 60.3% | Euan Mackinnon (Conservative) | 7,578 (20.7 pts) | 64.7% |
| 1959 | Gerald William Reynolds (Labour) | 18,718 | 55.8% | Ronald Bartle (Conservative) | 3,898 (11.6 pts) | 62.0% |
| 1964 | Gerald William Reynolds (Labour) | 15,525 | 55.3% | Victor Lyon (Conservative) | 6,613 (23.6 pts) | 54.7% |
| 1966 | Gerald Reynolds (Labour) | 16,188 | 59.5% | Michael Morris (Conservative) | 7,831 (28.8 pts) | 54.2% |
| 1970 | Michael O'Halloran (Labour) | 13,010 | 58.9% | D Andrew Pearce (Conservative) | 5,148 (23.3 pts) | 49.0% |
| Feb 1974 | Michael O'Halloran (Labour) | 13,332 | 51.3% | Mark Wolfson (Conservative) | 6,628 (25.5 pts) | 63.1% |
| Oct 1974 | Michael O'Halloran (Labour) | 12,973 | 57.9% | Marquess of Douro (Conservative) | 6,818 (30.4 pts) | 54.2% |
| 1979 | Michael O'Halloran (Labour) | 12,317 | 52.6% | Neil David Kerr (Conservative) | 4,456 (19.0 pts) | 61.2% |
| 1983 | Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) | 14,951 | 40.4% | David Coleman (Conservative) | 5,607 (15.2 pts) | 61.6% |
| 1987 | Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) | 19,577 | 50.0% | Ernest Noad (Conservative) | 9,657 (24.6 pts) | 66.5% |
| 1992 | Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) | 21,742 | 57.4% | Lurline Champagnie (Conservative) | 12,784 (33.8 pts) | 67.3% |
| 1997 | Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) | 24,834 | 69.3% | James Kempton (Liberal Democrat) | 19,955 (55.6 pts) | 62.5% |
| 2001 | Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) | 18,699 | 61.9% | Laura Willoughby (Liberal Democrat) | 12,958 (42.9 pts) | 48.8% |
| 2005 | Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) | 16,118 | 51.2% | Laura Willoughby (Liberal Democrat) | 6,716 (21.3 pts) | 53.9% |
| 2010 | Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) | 24,276 | 54.5% | Rhodri Jamieson-Ball (Liberal Democrat) | 12,401 (27.8 pts) | 65.6% |
| 2015 | Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) | 29,659 | 60.2% | Alex Burghart (Conservative) | 21,194 (43.0 pts) | 67.4% |
| 2017 | Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) | 40,086 | 73.0% | James Clark (Conservative) | 33,215 (60.5 pts) | 73.6% |
| 2019 | Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) | 34,603 | 64.3% | Nick Wakeling (Liberal Democrat) | 26,188 (48.7 pts) | 71.9% |
| 2024 | Jeremy Corbyn (Independent) | 24,120 | 49.2% | Praful Nargund (Labour) | 7,247 (14.8 pts) | 67.5% |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1885
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Christopher Trout Bartley | Conservative | 3,545 | 54.4% | Yes |
| Samuel Danks Waddy | Liberal | 2,972 | 45.6% | No |
1886
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Christopher Trout Bartley | Conservative | 3,456 | 63.6% | Yes |
| Peter William Clayden | Liberal | 1,976 | 36.4% | No |
1892
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Christopher Trout Bartley | Conservative | 4,456 | 55.0% | Yes |
| James Hill | Liberal | 3,646 | 45.0% | No |
1895
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Christopher Trout Bartley | Conservative | 4,626 | 58.2% | Yes |
| Thomas Bateman Napier | Liberal | 3,317 | 41.8% | No |
1900
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Christopher Trout Bartley | Conservative | 4,881 | 65.5% | Yes |
| Edmund Charles Rawlings | Liberal | 2,567 | 34.5% | No |
1906
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Sydney Waterlow | Liberal | 5,284 | 54.5% | Yes |
| George Christopher Trout Bartley | Conservative | 4,418 | 45.5% | No |
Jan 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Sydney Waterlow | Liberal | 5,543 | 50.1% | Yes |
| George Alexander Touche | Conservative | 5,512 | 49.9% | No |
Dec 1910
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Alexander Touche | Conservative | 5,428 | 51.9% | Yes |
| David Sydney Waterlow | Liberal | 5,022 | 48.1% | No |
1918
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton James Moore | Unionist | 14,183 | 68.5% | Yes |
| John Arnall | British Socialist | 4,000 | 19.3% | No |
| Norman Thomas Carr Sargant | Liberal | 2,529 | 12.2% | No |
1922
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton James Moore | Unionist | 13,520 | 47.0% | Yes |
| Edith Picton-Turbervill | Labour | 7,993 | 27.8% | No |
| Norman Thomas Carr Sargant | Liberal | 7,256 | 25.2% | No |
1923
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Henry Cowan | Unionist | 10,802 | 36.5% | Yes |
| Norman Thomas Carr Sargant | Liberal | 10,219 | 34.6% | No |
| George Bennett | Labour | 8,556 | 28.9% | No |
1924
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Henry Cowan | Unionist | 15,562 | 44.4% | Yes |
| Ewart Gladstone Culpin | Labour | 12,376 | 35.3% | No |
| Norman Thomas Carr Sargant | Liberal | 7,136 | 20.3% | No |
1929
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reginald Stanley Young | Labour | 18,272 | 41.8% | Yes |
| Gordon Cosmo Touche | Unionist | 15,207 | 34.8% | No |
| Domini Crosfield | Liberal | 10,210 | 23.4% | No |
1931
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert William Goodman | Conservative | 28,790 | 66.1% | Yes |
| Reginald Stanley Young | Labour | 14,783 | 33.9% | No |
1935
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert William Goodman | Conservative | 20,744 | 54.4% | Yes |
| Reginald Stanley Young | Labour | 17,359 | 45.6% | No |
1945
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Haden-Guest | Labour | 22,234 | 66.4% | Yes |
| Charles Arthur Uryan Rhys | Conservative | 11,240 | 33.6% | No |
1950
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronw Moelwyn Hughes | Labour | 26,354 | 57.9% | Yes |
| Rodney Graham Page | Conservative | 16,935 | 37.2% | No |
| Robert Eric Burns | Liberal | 2,189 | 4.8% | No |
1951
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilfred Fienburgh | Labour | 27,406 | 59.6% | Yes |
| Graham Page | Conservative | 18,541 | 40.4% | No |
1955
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilfred Fienburgh | Labour | 22,100 | 60.3% | Yes |
| Euan Mackinnon | Conservative | 14,522 | 39.7% | No |
1959
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald William Reynolds | Labour | 18,718 | 55.8% | Yes |
| Ronald Bartle | Conservative | 14,820 | 44.2% | No |
1964
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald William Reynolds | Labour | 15,525 | 55.3% | Yes |
| Victor Lyon | Conservative | 8,912 | 31.7% | No |
| Eric G Thwaites | Liberal | 3,634 | 12.9% | No |
1966
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Reynolds | Labour | 16,188 | 59.5% | Yes |
| Michael Morris | Conservative | 8,357 | 30.7% | No |
| Eric Thwaites | Liberal | 2,682 | 9.9% | No |
1970
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael O'Halloran | Labour | 13,010 | 58.9% | Yes |
| D Andrew Pearce | Conservative | 7,862 | 35.6% | No |
| Brian Green | National Front | 1,232 | 5.6% | No |
Feb 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael O'Halloran | Labour | 13,332 | 51.3% | Yes |
| Mark Wolfson | Conservative | 6,704 | 25.8% | No |
| Michael Wilfred Salusbury Davenport | Liberal | 4,503 | 17.3% | No |
| John William Score | National Front | 871 | 3.4% | No |
| Denis Michael Joseph Fallon | Labour and Democrat | 570 | 2.2% | No |
Oct 1974
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael O'Halloran | Labour | 12,973 | 57.9% | Yes |
| Marquess of Douro | Conservative | 6,155 | 27.5% | No |
| Michael Wilfred Salusbury Davenport | Liberal | 2,736 | 12.2% | No |
| Denis Michael Joseph Fallon | Labour and Democrat | 558 | 2.5% | No |
1979
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael O'Halloran | Labour | 12,317 | 52.6% | Yes |
| Neil David Kerr | Conservative | 7,861 | 33.6% | No |
| Hugh Kenneth Ray Clarke | Liberal | 2,079 | 8.9% | No |
| Stephen Hook | National Front | 501 | 2.1% | No |
| Michael Peter Simpson | Socialist Unity | 438 | 1.9% | No |
| Roy McCullogh | Workers Revolutionary | 217 | 0.9% | No |
1983
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Corbyn | Labour | 14,951 | 40.4% | Yes |
| David Coleman | Conservative | 9,344 | 25.3% | No |
| John Grant | Social Democratic Party | 8,268 | 22.4% | No |
| Michael O'Halloran | Independent Labour | 4,091 | 11.1% | No |
| Leonard Arthur David Bearsford-Walker | BNP | 176 | 0.5% | No |
| Roy Lincoln | Independent | 134 | 0.4% | No |
1987
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Corbyn | Labour | 19,577 | 50.0% | Yes |
| Ernest Noad | Conservative | 9,920 | 25.3% | No |
| Alan Whelan | Social Democratic Party | 8,560 | 21.8% | No |
| Christopher Ashby | Green | 1,131 | 2.9% | No |
1992
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Corbyn | Labour | 21,742 | 57.4% | Yes |
| Lurline Champagnie | Conservative | 8,958 | 23.7% | No |
| Sarah Ludford | Liberal Democrat | 5,732 | 15.1% | No |
| Christopher Ashby | Green | 1,420 | 3.8% | No |
1997
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Corbyn | Labour | 24,834 | 69.3% | Yes |
| James Kempton | Liberal Democrat | 4,879 | 13.6% | No |
| Simon Fawthrop | Conservative | 4,631 | 12.9% | No |
| Christopher Ashby | Green | 1,516 | 4.2% | No |
2001
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Corbyn | Labour | 18,699 | 61.9% | Yes |
| Laura Willoughby | Liberal Democrat | 5,741 | 19.0% | No |
| Neil Rands | Conservative | 3,249 | 10.8% | No |
| Christopher Ashby | Green | 1,876 | 6.2% | No |
| Stephen Cook | Socialist Labour | 512 | 1.7% | No |
| Emine Hassan | Reform 2000 | 139 | 0.5% | No |
2005
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Corbyn | Labour | 16,118 | 51.2% | Yes |
| Laura Willoughby | Liberal Democrat | 9,402 | 29.9% | No |
| Nicola Talbot | Conservative | 3,740 | 11.9% | No |
| Jon Nott | Green | 2,234 | 7.1% | No |
2010
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Corbyn | Labour | 24,276 | 54.5% | Yes |
| Rhodri Jamieson-Ball | Liberal Democrat | 11,875 | 26.7% | No |
| Adrian Berrill-Cox | Conservative | 6,339 | 14.2% | No |
| Emma Dixon | Green | 1,348 | 3.0% | No |
| Dominic Lennon | UKIP | 716 | 1.6% | No |
2015
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Corbyn | Labour | 29,659 | 60.2% | Yes |
| Alex Burghart | Conservative | 8,465 | 17.2% | No |
| Caroline Russell | Green | 5,043 | 10.2% | No |
| Julian Gregory | Liberal Democrat | 3,984 | 8.1% | No |
| Greg Clough | UKIP | 1,971 | 4.0% | No |
| Bill Martin | The Socialist Party of Great Britain | 112 | 0.2% | No |
2017
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Corbyn | Labour | 40,086 | 73.0% | Yes |
| James Clark | Conservative | 6,871 | 12.5% | No |
| Keith Angus | Liberal Democrat | 4,946 | 9.0% | No |
| Caroline Russell | Green | 2,229 | 4.1% | No |
| Keith Fraser | UKIP | 413 | 0.8% | No |
| Michael Foster | Independent | 208 | 0.4% | No |
| Knigel Knapp | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 106 | 0.2% | No |
| Susanne Cameron-Blackie | Independent | 41 | 0.1% | No |
| Bill Martin | The Socialist Party of Great Britain | 21 | 0.0% | No |
| Andres Mendoza | Communist League Election Campaign | 7 | 0.0% | No |
2019
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Corbyn | Labour | 34,603 | 64.3% | Yes |
| Nick Wakeling | Liberal Democrat | 8,415 | 15.6% | No |
| James Clark | Conservative | 5,483 | 10.2% | No |
| Caroline Russell | Green | 4,326 | 8.0% | No |
| Yosef David | Brexit Party | 742 | 1.4% | No |
| Nick Delves | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 236 | 0.4% | No |
2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Corbyn | Independent | 24,120 | 49.2% | Yes |
| Praful Nargund | Labour | 16,873 | 34.4% | No |
| Sheridan Kates | Green | 2,660 | 5.4% | No |
| Karen Harries | Conservative | 1,950 | 4.0% | No |
| Martyn Nelson | Reform UK | 1,710 | 3.5% | No |
| Vikas Aggarwal | Liberal Democrat | 1,661 | 3.4% | No |
| Paul Josling | Independent | 32 | 0.1% | No |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Islington North has been contested at 37 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist, Labour, Independent.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Islington North in the 2024 general election?
Independent won Islington North in 2024 with 24,120 votes (49.2%), a majority of 7,247 votes over Labour in second place.
Which parties have won Islington North since 1885?
Since 1885, Islington North has been won by: Conservative, Independent, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.
What was the closest result in Islington North?
The closest result on record for Islington North was Jan 1910, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 31 votes (0.3 percentage points).