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Islington 2026

Local elections held 7 May 2026.

17 ward races
51 seats
51 elected below the proportional quota
100.0% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 17 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 51 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Labour Party67,99438.5%3262.7%2039.2%+12
Green Party64,81536.7%1937.3%2039.2%-1
Liberal Democrats14,5978.3%00.0%47.8%-4
Conservative Party11,7646.7%00.0%35.9%-3
Reform UK10,8326.1%00.0%35.9%-3
Independent3,4962.0%00.0%12.0%-1
Islington Community Independents2,7681.6%00.0%00.0%0
National Housing Party United Kingdom680.0%00.0%00.0%0
Christian Peoples Alliance540.0%00.0%00.0%0
Social Democratic Party370.0%00.0%00.0%0
Total176,425100.0%51100.0%51100.0%0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share
Actual seats
Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

The 2026 cycle was an all-out election — every seat was contested. The two opencouncildata snapshots below show the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and on the eve of it (2025), so you can see what the result replaced.

Current (2026)
Previous (2025)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Finsbury Park · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 11.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −13.8 pts Valid ballots 10,622

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Caroline Jane AllenGreen Party1,28812.1%−12.9 ptsElected
2Syreen HassanGreen Party1,21111.4%−13.6 ptsElected
3Mick O'SullivanLabour Party1,19411.2%−13.8 ptsElected
4Gulcin OzdemirLabour Party1,17511.1%
5Natalie Jane KoffmanGreen Party1,11310.5%
6Portia Mtwakazi MsimangLabour Party1,10410.4%
7Sadiq YusufIndependent7637.2%
8Sharon MatthewIndependent6366.0%
9Amu GibIslington Community Independents5695.4%
10Jonathan LangReform UK2532.4%
11Angela NicolaouReform UK2482.3%
12Amelia Sarah MitfordLiberal Democrats2172.0%
13Stephen Mark McMinniesConservative Party1801.7%
14Daniel Kristen ThomasLiberal Democrats1771.7%
15Chris WilliamsConservative Party1771.7%
16Pauline LewisConservative Party1691.6%
17Edwin David SmithLiberal Democrats1481.4%

Electorate 9,048 · Ballots cast 10,645 · Invalid 23 · EC ward code local.islington.finsbury-park.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Canonbury · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 11.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −13.1 pts Valid ballots 10,184

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Clare JeapesLabour Party1,34313.2%−11.8 ptsElected
2Nicholas WayneLabour Party1,21011.9%−13.1 ptsElected
3Hayden BanksGreen Party1,20711.9%−13.1 ptsElected
4John Jacob WoolfLabour Party1,16911.5%
5Jorge Richard LatterGreen Party1,13111.1%
6Chris RadwayGreen Party1,10810.9%
7Jason CorkeReform UK4574.5%
8Laurence GlazierReform UK4274.2%
9Tessa RawcliffeReform UK4214.1%
10James Robert BacchusLiberal Democrats3213.2%
11Barbara Grace SmithLiberal Democrats3023.0%
12Henry Francis McMorrowLiberal Democrats2872.8%
13Michael Philip ChissickConservative Party2412.4%
14Haiwei LiConservative Party1941.9%
15Manuel Martinez BenitoConservative Party1911.9%
16Julliet MakhapilaIndependent971.0%
17Belinda AckermannIndependent780.8%

Electorate 8,384 · Ballots cast 10,196 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.islington.canonbury.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

St Mary's and St James' · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 11.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −13.1 pts Valid ballots 9,960

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Hannah Victoria McHughLabour Party1,29813.0%−12.0 ptsElected
2Joseph Andrew CroftLabour Party1,22312.3%−12.7 ptsElected
3Saiqa PandorLabour Party1,18911.9%−13.1 ptsElected
4Christopher Allen-ProcterGreen Party9899.9%
5Jackie KayGreen Party8788.8%
6Kate Elizabeth PothalingamLiberal Democrats8428.5%
7Solveig HerzumGreen Party8158.2%
8Rebecca JonesLiberal Democrats7747.8%
9Terry StacyLiberal Democrats7347.4%
10Michael John KingReform UK3964.0%
11Jonathan HorsmanConservative Party2762.8%
12Simon William JohnsonConservative Party2742.8%
13Alexandra Catherine EldridgeConservative Party1671.7%
14Brian Steve PotterIndependent1051.1%

Electorate 7,710 · Ballots cast 9,967 · Invalid 7 · EC ward code local.islington.st-marys-st-james.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Clerkenwell · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −12.9 pts Valid ballots 8,881

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Jara FalkenburgGreen Party1,14612.9%−12.1 ptsElected
2Ruth HayesLabour Party1,14112.8%−12.2 ptsElected
3Giulio FerriniGreen Party1,07312.1%−12.9 ptsElected
4Andrew William ClarkLabour Party1,04711.8%
5Martin MurrayGreen Party96910.9%
6Ben Ian MackmurdieLabour Party94910.7%
7Kevin ChunLiberal Democrats4044.5%
8Alessandro BonettiLiberal Democrats4034.5%
9Bill CoveReform UK3794.3%
10Martine PaulmierReform UK3724.2%
11Jason Phillip VickersLiberal Democrats3373.8%
12Karen Cooksley HutchinsonConservative Party2392.7%
13Alexander Bruce LustyConservative Party2132.4%
14Mark EldridgeConservative Party1411.6%
15Grant ShimmenNational Housing Party United Kingdom680.8%

Electorate 7,044 · Ballots cast 8,887 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code local.islington.clerkenwell.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Hillrise · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −12.8 pts Valid ballots 12,529

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Shreya NandaLabour Party1,73213.8%−11.2 ptsElected
2Michelline Safi-NgongoLabour Party1,59412.7%−12.3 ptsElected
3Marian SpallLabour Party1,52612.2%−12.8 ptsElected
4Mimi Virginia Rose JohnsonGreen Party1,36210.9%
5Greg FoxsmithGreen Party1,31610.5%
6Liam JonesGreen Party1,2309.8%
7Alison May StoeckerIndependent5234.2%
8Philip Anthony HaydenLiberal Democrats3803.0%
9Imogen Margaret WallLiberal Democrats3612.9%
10Jason DevaneyLiberal Democrats3482.8%
11Rupert WilkinsonIndependent3282.6%
12Callum Laurence WaterhouseIslington Community Independents3202.6%
13Robert DrummondReform UK3052.4%
14Jan MandersonReform UK2712.2%
15Daniel Jude CohenConservative Party2642.1%
16David Patrick LewisConservative Party2131.7%
17Vicky LakerIndependent2121.7%
18William Fitzalan HowardConservative Party1901.5%
19Nancy MomohChristian Peoples Alliance540.4%

Electorate 9,877 · Ballots cast 12,547 · Invalid 18 · EC ward code local.islington.hillrise.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Junction · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −12.4 pts Valid ballots 10,487

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Sheila Marion ChapmanLabour Party1,54414.7%−10.3 ptsElected
2James Christopher PottsLabour Party1,34812.9%−12.1 ptsElected
3Benjamin GreggLabour Party1,31912.6%−12.4 ptsElected
4Florence PollockGreen Party1,19711.4%
5Leon GrahamGreen Party1,18211.3%
6Jaro KubiakGreen Party9889.4%
7Ruth O'DowdIslington Community Independents3543.4%
8John ClarkeReform UK3283.1%
9Georgia SmithReform UK3022.9%
10Shaun O'KaneReform UK2962.8%
11Faith Ruth Obiaka-HaywardIslington Community Independents2872.7%
12Pat PrendergastIslington Community Independents2672.5%
13Nicholas Todd BrainsbyConservative Party2062.0%
14Helen RedesdaleLiberal Democrats2062.0%
15Oliver BandoszConservative Party1841.8%
16Ufi IbrahimLiberal Democrats1701.6%
17Caspar James Tudor WoolleyLiberal Democrats1681.6%
18Sacha VarmaConservative Party1411.3%

Electorate 8,452 · Ballots cast 10,503 · Invalid 16 · EC ward code local.islington.junction.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Bunhill · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −12.4 pts Valid ballots 7,210

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Valerie Bossman-QuarshieLabour Party1,09115.1%−9.9 ptsElected
2Troy Martin GallagherLabour Party92812.9%−12.1 ptsElected
3Kiran PrasadLabour Party90912.6%−12.4 ptsElected
4Alan Clark GutierrezGreen Party73910.2%
5Ava LieGreen Party6609.2%
6David John WadeGreen Party4966.9%
7David SmallReform UK3905.4%
8Andrew WatsonReform UK3725.2%
9Sara AbeyConservative Party2703.7%
10Phil GrahamIslington Community Independents2623.6%
11Susan BeveridgeLiberal Democrats2593.6%
12Paul James CarrConservative Party2122.9%
13John KennyLiberal Democrats2102.9%
14George Edwin AllanLiberal Democrats1962.7%
15David ShovelConservative Party1792.5%
16Jake Anthony PainterSocial Democratic Party370.5%

Electorate 6,794 · Ballots cast 7,223 · Invalid 13 · EC ward code local.islington.bunhill.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Laycock · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −12.3 pts Valid ballots 9,019

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Maia Caitlin HamiltonLabour Party1,24513.8%−11.2 ptsElected
2Heather Nicola StaffLabour Party1,21013.4%−11.6 ptsElected
3Nurullah TuranLabour Party1,14912.7%−12.3 ptsElected
4Joy Patricia HinsonGreen Party1,13712.6%
5Rasan NajiGreen Party8909.9%
6Joseph WalkerGreen Party8479.4%
7Ilkay Cinko-OnerIslington Community Independents4104.5%
8Cheryl RandsReform UK3874.3%
9Andrew HarrisonConservative Party3083.4%
10Margaret JosephConservative Party2673.0%
11Sakina Saba ChenotLiberal Democrats2622.9%
12Matthew Charles Grenville DendyLiberal Democrats2462.7%
13Patricia Muriel PeelLiberal Democrats2422.7%
14Simon Philip TomsConservative Party2392.6%
15John Fergus DohertyIndependent921.0%
16Andrew ParryIndependent881.0%

Electorate 7,988 · Ballots cast 9,030 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.islington.laycock.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Caledonian · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −12.2 pts Valid ballots 8,250

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Paul Edmond ConveryLabour Party1,20114.6%−10.4 ptsElected
2Una Mary O'HalloranLabour Party1,17914.3%−10.7 ptsElected
3Md Oliur RahmanLabour Party1,05312.8%−12.2 ptsElected
4Sadia Ahmed-Nur AliGreen Party97811.9%
5Bryony CarneyGreen Party94111.4%
6Clara LuzGreen Party91811.1%
7Paul LovellReform UK3614.4%
8Chris PittReform UK3424.1%
9Liz SnaithReform UK3223.9%
10Euan Moir CameronLiberal Democrats1882.3%
11Pete BackhouseConservative Party1772.1%
12Alex John ChallonerConservative Party1652.0%
13Walera MartynchykLiberal Democrats1481.8%
14Edward MitfordLiberal Democrats1421.7%
15Harrison Woodin-LygoConservative Party1351.6%

Electorate 6,811 · Ballots cast 8,260 · Invalid 10 · EC ward code local.islington.caledonian.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Barnsbury · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −11.9 pts Valid ballots 10,379

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Rowena Elizabeth ChampionLabour Party1,61515.6%−9.4 ptsElected
2Jilani ChowdhuryLabour Party1,39413.4%−11.6 ptsElected
3Kane EmersonLabour Party1,35513.1%−11.9 ptsElected
4Amelia Rose BottomleyGreen Party1,16811.3%
5Sara MulatuGreen Party1,04110.0%
6Lucas Waelbroeck BoixGreen Party9829.5%
7Oliver TellerConservative Party4824.6%
8Francis O'BrienReform UK4804.6%
9Christopher Conor McCannConservative Party4474.3%
10Jeremy Arthur HargreavesLiberal Democrats3953.8%
11Michael Benedict ChampnessLiberal Democrats3943.8%
12Zak VoraConservative Party3423.3%
13Erwann Patrick Michel Le LannouLiberal Democrats2842.7%

Electorate 7,792 · Ballots cast 10,390 · Invalid 11 · EC ward code local.islington.barnsbury.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Arsenal · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −11.0 pts Valid ballots 11,451

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Fin CraigLabour Party1,62214.2%−10.8 ptsElected
2Patrick David BrightyGreen Party1,60014.0%−11.0 ptsElected
3Nafisah BrownGreen Party1,59914.0%−11.0 ptsElected
4Jo DowborGreen Party1,57413.7%
5Thomas DohertyLabour Party1,56613.7%
6Bashir IbrahimLabour Party1,46612.8%
7Jean-Philippe ChenotLiberal Democrats2412.1%
8John Dunton-DownerReform UK2402.1%
9Ian MacKeeReform UK2322.0%
10Nicholas BennettConservative Party2231.9%
11Philip David MiddletonLiberal Democrats2201.9%
12Harry RippReform UK2091.8%
13Paul Jeremy MasseyLiberal Democrats2011.8%
14Rachael Anne HenryConservative Party1991.7%
15Mark William EdwardsConservative Party1901.7%
16Carol Margaret LouvetIndependent690.6%

Electorate 8,539 · Ballots cast 11,476 · Invalid 25 · EC ward code local.islington.arsenal.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Mildmay · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −11.0 pts Valid ballots 11,348

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Sophia BrownGreen Party1,88516.6%−8.4 ptsElected
2Jackson CainesGreen Party1,63714.4%−10.6 ptsElected
3Carlos ValeroGreen Party1,59314.0%−11.0 ptsElected
4Jenny KayLabour Party1,54213.6%
5Santiago Bell-BradfordLabour Party1,40712.4%
6Angelo Ricardo WeekesLabour Party1,30811.5%
7Emma SmithReform UK2682.4%
8Paul PiacentiReform UK2672.4%
9Nadine Claire MellorLiberal Democrats2342.1%
10Thomas HamiltonConservative Party2312.0%
11John WilkinConservative Party2282.0%
12Alyson PrinceConservative Party2272.0%
13John CottonLiberal Democrats2181.9%
14Percy De VriesLiberal Democrats1851.6%
15Ray AlcockIndependent1181.0%

Electorate 9,145 · Ballots cast 11,371 · Invalid 23 · EC ward code local.islington.mildmay.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Highbury · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −10.8 pts Valid ballots 13,078

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Benali HamdacheGreen Party2,09016.0%−9.0 ptsElected
2Talia HussainGreen Party2,01615.4%−9.6 ptsElected
3Jon Robert NottGreen Party1,85714.2%−10.8 ptsElected
4Alastair HarperLabour Party1,48111.3%
5Michael CombaLabour Party1,46811.2%
6Tahreen DewanLabour Party1,42210.9%
7Julia WilliamsLiberal Democrats4173.2%
8Eileen GallagherConservative Party3772.9%
9Rowan Gabriel George JamesLiberal Democrats3702.8%
10Joseph Robert WisepartReform UK3542.7%
11Philip Geoffrey KelvinConservative Party3382.6%
12Paul William SymesLiberal Democrats3192.4%
13Andrew SomersetIndependent3092.4%
14Carlien SaiConservative Party2602.0%

Electorate 9,197 · Ballots cast 13,093 · Invalid 15 · EC ward code local.islington.highbury.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Holloway · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −10.7 pts Valid ballots 9,317

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Jason JacksonLabour Party1,50516.2%−8.8 ptsElected
2Claire Louise ZammitLabour Party1,49516.0%−9.0 ptsElected
3Joe PeckLabour Party1,33014.3%−10.7 ptsElected
4Claire PoynerGreen Party1,04011.2%
5Andrew Richard MyerGreen Party1,00710.8%
6Ahmed JafferGreen Party97810.5%
7Christopher Nicholas-CavendishReform UK3513.8%
8Bridget Caroline FoxLiberal Democrats2692.9%
9Michael ScottConservative Party2362.5%
10Claudine Merica KnightConservative Party2212.4%
11Nigel William Roland WattsConservative Party1751.9%
12David John KellyLiberal Democrats1701.8%
13Tim JohnsonLiberal Democrats1631.7%
14Nathaniel Jacob Meyrick JonesIslington Community Independents1501.6%
15Anahita ZardoshtiIslington Community Independents1491.6%
16George Achilles PapadopoullosIndependent780.8%

Electorate 7,611 · Ballots cast 9,326 · Invalid 9 · EC ward code local.islington.holloway.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

St Peter's and Canalside · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −10.7 pts Valid ballots 8,017

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Martin Geoffrey KluteLabour Party1,19314.9%−10.1 ptsElected
2Toby Alexander NorthLabour Party1,16614.5%−10.5 ptsElected
3Rosaline Ifechukwude OgunroLabour Party1,14714.3%−10.7 ptsElected
4Bronwen JonesGreen Party7909.9%
5Alexander Gardner GordonGreen Party7749.7%
6John Anthony SlobodaGreen Party6708.4%
7Thomas Michael HartleyReform UK4405.5%
8Vanessa Margaret CarsonConservative Party3804.7%
9Jack GilmoreConservative Party3684.6%
10Simon Miller GroomLiberal Democrats3063.8%
11Edward Congreve JenkynsLiberal Democrats2743.4%
12James Robert Christopher MathiesonConservative Party2623.3%
13Martin Kristofer LunnonLiberal Democrats2473.1%

Electorate 0 · Ballots cast 8,025 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code local.islington.st-peters-canalside.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Tollington · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −8.9 pts Valid ballots 13,228

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Elmedina Baptista-MendesGreen Party2,26217.1%−7.9 ptsElected
2Jonathan WardGreen Party2,13816.2%−8.8 ptsElected
3Alex NettleGreen Party2,13316.1%−8.9 ptsElected
4Flora Suzanne WilliamsonLabour Party1,66312.6%
5Mick GilgunnLabour Party1,61812.2%
6Anjna KhuranaLabour Party1,61012.2%
7Andrew Sean Brett BrownReform UK2852.2%
8Kevin JonesReform UK2712.0%
9Lidia Iwona ErlichmanLiberal Democrats2291.7%
10Sasha CuthbertReform UK2081.6%
11Keith Richard SharpLiberal Democrats2081.6%
12Kevin Gerard O'NeillConservative Party1791.4%
13Nigel Timothy SeayConservative Party1441.1%
14Paul Martin SmithLiberal Democrats1431.1%
15Abbas Hama FatahConservative Party1371.0%

Electorate 9,391 · Ballots cast 13,250 · Invalid 22 · EC ward code local.islington.tollington.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index

Tufnell Park · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −8.8 pts Valid ballots 12,465

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareBelow quotaElected
1Sophia Andersson-GyldenGreen Party2,10616.9%−8.1 ptsElected
2Devon OsborneGreen Party2,05216.5%−8.5 ptsElected
3Sheridan Virginia KatesGreen Party2,01416.2%−8.8 ptsElected
4Satnam GillLabour Party1,65313.3%
5Jenevieve Marie TreadwellLabour Party1,46611.8%
6Buffy SharpeLabour Party1,43211.5%
7Paul SmithReform UK3002.4%
8Dominic RaynerReform UK2982.4%
9Susan Mary AtkinsonLiberal Democrats2351.9%
10Axel Michael KoelschLiberal Democrats2221.8%
11Margaret Emily CurrieConservative Party1991.6%
12Rupert Bertram RedesdaleLiberal Democrats1811.5%
13Stephen Andrew KreppelConservative Party1561.3%
14Regan Blanton KingConservative Party1511.2%

Electorate 8,590 · Ballots cast 12,477 · Invalid 12 · EC ward code local.islington.tufnell-park.2026-05-07 · Back to ward index