Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
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]
General election 2019: Islington North[3][4] | |||||
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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 |
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